I can practically hear you saying, “WTF is an upside down coffee cake? Is there fruit in this?! I swear if I see one maraschino cherry….” Ok. Maybe not quite that reaction, but fear not! There will be no neon red fruit type substances in this cake! The reason this is called an “Upside Down” […]
Allow me to describe the last few weeks: To summarize: my bosses are morons. Who have little to no idea what they are doing. But they don’t like it if you know what you are doing because it may interfere with what they want to be doing. They don’t know what that is, but it […]
Being bored at work leads to some strange things: paper airplane wars, “funny” cat gifs, random dance parties, etc. And since most of the time I am the one instigating said wars and parties, a lot of strange looks from my coworkers. If you have never had a solo dance party at your desk to […]
I apologize to my readers (I think there are like 3 of you now…yay!) for the delay in posting. In addition to my receptionist gig at my small arts college, I’m also a lighting designer. For those who don’t know what that means: If you go see a play or musical, I’m the person who […]
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that Jews make good food. Seriously, Jews make good food: Kishka, Kugel, and, of course, the unsurpassed glory that is the Matzo Ball. But among the cookies there is a treat that surpasses them all: The Rugelach. Rugelach is a rolled cookie. The filling can be basically anything; raspberry […]
I am amazed it took me this long to post something with brown butter. For those of you who don’t know, brown butter is what you get when you cook your butter long enough to caramelize the milk solids. The first time you make it, the process goes something like this: Okay, butter is melting. […]