by Kelli Donley | Feb 15, 2010 | Domestic Art, Kitchen Talk
The latest issue of Cook’s Illustrated featured a three-page spread on the author’s love of chewy brownies. She admitted boxed mix brownies are chewy and delicious and she didn’t see the point in making them from scratch. But, this being Cook’s Illustrated, getting it...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 10, 2010 | Community, handmade, Kitchen Talk
make limoncello. My friends Juliann and Jennie are super smart librarians who can drink me under the table. Our outings regularly involve new restaurants and swapped recipes, books that are secret gems of the library, Meatloaf lyrics, and wine. Red wine, to be...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 9, 2010 | Domestic Art, Kitchen Talk, Recipes
My first trans-Atlantic trip was to Israel and Palestine in 1999-2000. I was on a journalism internship with the American Jewish Committee. We visited a variety of newspapers and got to see the majority of both countries within 3 weeks. It was a trip I won and the...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 7, 2010 | Community, Domestic Art, Kitchen Talk
My friend Shailesh, who is originally from Nepal, and his wife Aimee, invited me and a handful of other friends over this weekend to make dinner. We learned to make momos. I’d never made dumplings before, and while I’m sure I’ve eaten something...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 2, 2010 | Domestic Art, Kitchen Talk
This week’s soup was inspired by a new cookbook and a new kitchen tool — an immersion blender. Why I haven’t spent the $20 on one of these before is a mystery. It makes cooking soup about a thousand times easier and less messy. Best $20 you could...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 19, 2010 | Community, Journal, Kitchen Talk
This week’s yellow soup is roasted acorn squash with garlic and cayenne. It is spicy and perfect for the rainy weather we’ve been having. Yellow seems to be a recent theme — and not just because I’ve fallen in love with the Golden Doodle. ...
