Cookies are baked, packaged, and shipped! Woo! I spent the day after Thanksgiving baking up a storm. I love winter days off from work; they’re a great excuse to spend the entire day in the warm kitchen, baking to my heart’s content. I started by making 4 dozen cookies for the Great Food Blogger Cookie […]
Hello, welcome to the income reports of FirstTimeFoods. Inspired by Pinch Of Yum, this is the first in a monthly series, where I highlight the financial happenings, if any, of our blog. This blog is a product of a passion for cooking and sharing food. It’s also potentially a source of income. We’ve put together […]
Hello, L. Smith here. I’m interrupting some of RLK’s delicious meals to let you know that Pinch of Yum, a website started by some blogger friends, is having a sale of their ebook for the Thanksgiving holiday. The book is Tasty Food Photography, and it’s a great resource for building the skills necessary to photograph your […]
One of the things about cooking at home that I’ve come to really enjoy is making packaged or restaurant foods at home. It’s such an accomplishment to make something that may seem daunting at first, because it’s ‘processed’ and made by machines. In many cases, it’s much easier than you’d expect to make a version […]
These cupcakes are inspired by a number of sources, from Nigella Lawson’s Chocolate Guinness cake, to whiskey cupcakes, to all the pumpkin fall recipes out right now. I’ve made the Chocolate Guinness cake before, substituting Trader Joe’s Oatmeal Stout for the Guinness, with fantastic results. I decided to do a riff on chocolate stout cake […]
I first tasted this amazing dish at a great restaurant in DC*: Nando’s Peri-Peri. Nando’s started in South Africa in 1987, and has locations all over the world; sadly, none in New England (they’re only in the DC/Maryland/Virginia areas for now). Their restaurants are all really funky and eclectic, which adds to the eating experience.My […]
I love trying new things—flavors, techniques, ingredients—in cooking. Sometimes it’s a dud, but more often than not, I come across something to add to my repertoire. In this case, I stumbled across this soup recipe from Eating Well because I was looking for a new way to use chicken tenders, rather than the same ol’ […]
New stir-fry recipe! This recipe’s sauce was spicy, but didn’t have the depth of flavor the sauce I made for the Green Bean Shiitake Mushroom and Tofu Stir-Fry had. It was still a great, quick weeknight meal that we enjoyed. This tofu stir-fry recipe comes from Eating Well and has a new-to-me technique of coating […]
A couple of years ago, I had the pleasure of visiting my sister, who was studying abroad in France, in Paris for a long weekend. It was my first time in Paris, and I was very excited to try all the great food that France is known for: baguettes and cheese, snails, and macarons! We […]
Here’s a great basic, but new-aged version of a simple baking tool. A spatula, made of silicone. Why We Love It We love it because the silicone gives it a sleek and uniform shape, making it extremely easy to use, useful for getting every last bit of chocolate off of it, or for getting the […]
I’ve been following food blogs for the last 4 years or so, and now that I’ve finally got my own (due to the outstanding help of L. Smith to push me along in starting one), I can participate in the great food blogging community. I’m really excited! A Passion for Dessert Recipes I love the dessert recipes […]
I tried out a new soup recipe, Turkish bride soup, from Annabel Langbein’s book: Simple Pleasure: the Free Range Cook. This soup was hearty from the lentils and bulgur, but tasted fresh from the fresh mint and lemon garnish. While it had a good flavor, I don’t think I’d make this particular recipe again, as […]
