Part-time Author, Full-Time Foodie
N. R. Brown
So, I’m stuck at home because of a pandemic (which is something I never thought I’d write in my life) — so what am I doing? Baking and Cooking! I have realized that getting up and getting to work takes a lot more energy than I think it does. Since we’ve been home (I’m working …
It is amazing how just MAKING FOOD educates you…I was getting ready to make this recipe for Chicken Divan (which my family always called Chicken Couch — because why would you NOT?) and noted the 4-6 chicken breasts. I decided to cut the recipe down to 3 chicken breasts and cut everything else roughly in …
My mother’s recipes are the BANE of my existence. I love my mother, and God bless her and keep her — but OMG, let God take that pen away from her when she’s writing down recipes! Why? Because this woman has her own shorthand that consists of leaving out titles, instructions, temps…everything! Case in point: …
My sister was the first one to introduce our family to macadamia nuts, and how amazing those nuts can be with white chocolate. So it was no surprise when these little babies started showing up in the “sweets corner” of my mom’s kitchen. BTW, I loved that sweets corner — It was always a surprise …
You ever have that kind of day where you wake up and you feel like you need about 9 hours more sleep? And it is rainy and cold outside, but you’ve got errands that HAVE to get done — and by the time you are done you are cold and your socks are wet and …
My sister is the source of this cake, but mom loved it as well. It is one of those cakes that you dream about after you’ve made it. It is gone too soon, and you always envy the person who got the last slice. If you decide to carve the cake into a shape (you …
So, this dip will sound familiar to a lot of you — but I love the fact that my mom included this with her recipes and named it after my dad. My dad LOVED his Kansas City Chiefs, although (in the words of HIS dad), “Those Chiefs can’t play no damn football.” — usually uttered …
Sometimes you do it all right, and it is still wrong… As you know, I’m not the perfect home cook…the Great British Bake Off wouldn’t want me, trust me! BUT I still try those recipes that everyone thinks of as iconic and difficult, because OMG why not? Life is short and I might be able …
Meringue hates me. HATES ME! I’ve made it…tried to make it, more like…many times. SADLY it always failed. It turned out into flat sweet eggwhites. Not awesome. NOT AWESOME! BUT not this time: How did I get it to work? I did what I do best — I did research. See, just like with popovers, …
So, Life Love and Sugar makes this amazing Bailey Irish Cream Poke Cake…it is all about chocolate and alcohol, which I cannot argue with generally. It is basically a chocolate cake (with Bailey’s in it). Topped with a fudge (with Bailey’s in it) that melts into the holes poked in the cake. Iced with a …