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birthday / bourbon / cupcake

Cuddle Puddle

Posted on March 17, 2012 by ellie • 1 Comment

Once, in another lifetime, I spent one night lying on the floor with 31 other similarly minded people. It was one of those times when crying, hugging, and declarations of never ending love are normal modes of expression. The rest of the world doesn’t function like that: unbridled expression of comaraderie, brotherhood, family. Only small … Continue reading →

Baileys / chocolate / easy to make / kahlua / pie

Happy Pi Day!

Posted on March 14, 2012 by ellie • 2 Comments

Truths: 3.14 is National Pi Day! Oreo turned 100 last week! I’m in need of some comfort food tonight Comfort=chocolate pudding My dad’s side of the family hails from western Pennslyvania, and while much of the family tree has dispersed to more cosmopolitan regions, Oreo pudding combos were at every family reunion I can remember. … Continue reading →

pie / vodka

Flaky

Posted on March 4, 2012 by ellie • 2 Comments

Being flaky is a bad thing, if you’re a friend or colleague. If you are pie crust, it is an excellent thing. You can add extra flake to your crust but keeping your ingredients very cold, (cold butter, ice water, sometimes I even put the flour in the fridge) and, by substituting your ice water … Continue reading →

bourbon / chocolate

Volcano Love

Posted on February 26, 2012 by ellie • Leave a comment

If you are ever in El Castillo, Costa Rica, near Arenal, follow the hand painted road signs to Pizza John’s. Down a gravel road and through a a garden hedge you will stumble upon some of the best pizza anywhere, ever. (Including New York, Chicago, and Italy.) We wandered in from the road like strangers … Continue reading →

easy to make / rum

Prolonging Vacation Brain

Posted on February 19, 2012 by ellie • Leave a comment

Heading back to work Friday was tough – on one hand, there was no need to slather myself in SPF 100 – on the other, there was no sun, no catamaran, and no scheduled pineapple break. One way to remind myself of just how delightful Costa Rica was was to fix a snack my Tica … Continue reading →

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Reconaissance Mission

Posted on February 12, 2012 by ellie • Leave a comment

I’m diving in Costa Rica this week! Yay! But alas, I am away from my kitchen. However, I am working out wonderful ideas for boozy flan. And tres leches cake. And possibly something with a shark theme. All I know is new items for experimentation will be purchased in duty free. Please hold. Continue reading →

brownies / chocolate / holiday / kahlua

Game Time

Posted on February 5, 2012 by ellie • Leave a comment

Every Lifestyle magazine tells me the same thing: Superbowl=brownies. Not sure why. One would think with all the chili/wings/fried chicken/pulled pork sliders with Doritos crushed into the buns/bacon greased everything that dessert would consist of an orange slice or a stomach pump. But if Martha, et al tell me it is the perfect time for … Continue reading →

bourbon / cake / chocolate / easy to make / ice cream

Single Serve

Posted on January 29, 2012 by ellie • Leave a comment

I’m the kind of girl who likes to have my proverbial cake and eat it too. Dance all night but get up for early morning yoga. Settle in but not settle down. Free fall with a safety harness on. I’m also the kind of girl who does not buy into the whole single-girl-woe-is-me-I’ll-get-a-cat-instead mentality. I … Continue reading →

bourbon

Elvis Presley Blues

Posted on January 22, 2012 by ellie • 2 Comments

I’ve had the blues lately – those long road ahead, full tank of gas, guitar player in the passenger seat kind of blues – the I’m itchin’ to run, return the prodigal son, guided by the Texaco star blues. Makes you think about Elvis. And songs about Elvis. And marshmallow fluff? A take on the … Continue reading →

savory / Sober Sunday

Sober Sunday: 15-Minute Love Potion

Posted on January 15, 2012 by ellie • Leave a comment

It’s no secret I cook my feelings. Then I feed those feelings to other people. It’s my only form of expression that doesn’t fall under awkward-robot-person-with-uncontrolled-word-vomit. This recipe comes from my grandmother, the ultimate feed-people-your-feelings cook. This recipe is malleable to other veggies, but leek is my favorite, and the least involved. Generations of serving … Continue reading →

The Boozy Bakeshop

everything in moderation (one-bowl breakfast cookies)

Sober Sunday: I’m just going to get drunk in this American Apparel Unitard

santiago cakes

hedging my bets

Manic Pixie Dream Boy

Margarita Pie (no ‘h’ means it’s not pizza)