It's the Yeast I Can Do
When a Knead-To-Know Basis just isn't enough
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I bought a Living Social deal a while back for a 20-page hardcover book from Shutterfly, and I decided to turn it into a tiny portfolio! Here’s a sneak peek.
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New and improved kitchen, 07.05.12
Remember how a few months ago I said I was moving? And how I had this whole elaborate theory that I could pack my kitchen last and unpack it first and continue baking without interruption? (She’s funny, no?)
Well I finally got the house in shape, or at least some semblance thereof, and had a couple folks over to warm it properly, and now that it’s making its way to the blog, you know it must be official: Welcome to the new place!
— M.
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Green apple arugula salad, 06.18.12
In the ultimate feat of domesticity, on Monday, I got off work at 6, hit the H-E-B (still not Hancock, because it still gives me fits), went home, and started cooking a three-course dinner for a small contingent of guests. If you know me at all, you know that this salad was the biggest risk of the evening, but I actually quite enjoyed it (don’t tell my mom; it’s probably only because I added candied walnuts to get some brown sugar and butter involved), and Christian pretty well demolished his portion.
Note also pan of rolls (not from scratch; I have limits) in upper left. Other two courses TK.
From A Nutritionist Eats (which is how you know I’m out of my comfort zone)
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End of an era, 04.22.12
If you’re wondering where your pseudoweekly food porn is, join the club. My guess is that it’s somewhere between the 20-odd boxes of books and the mountains of kitchen utensils I just packed.
No but seriously: It’s my last week here at the Treehouse, as I close tomorrow on a new place on the Eastside. I damn near talked myself out of moving for fear of having to break in a new kitchen (and I’m sure the cat that adopted me is none too pleased either, seeing as he sat vigil outside my door for two days after I explained the upcoming move). As you might have gathered by the fact that, even now, the kitchen is only half-packed and I close tomorrow, I’ve been putting this part off for a while. I swore to myself I could keep up the baking while I transition, but let’s be honest: This is going to get worse before it gets better.
I’ll miss the Treehouse tremendously — its warmth, its incredible natural light, the fact that I can reach everything in the kitchen without moving a foot — but it’s time for bigger, better things (counter space! more than one cabinet! doors!), and I’m looking forward to unveiling the new home base of The Yeast I Can Do very soon.
Bear with me, gang.
— Monica
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Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay Biscuits, 06.05.11
Holy shit, I found it; I never have to go back to a Red Lobster again, and I can relive the glory/horror of my meal of half a dozen of these any time I want. Hello, cholesterol problems!
From ABC, of all places -
Homemade Twix bars (bake date with Celeste), 05.23.11
Happy belated birthdays to Logan and Audra! Hope you kids don’t mind sharing; I’d never catch up otherwise. (Review: Does what it says on the box.)
From Crepes of Wrath -
Oatmeal pancakes, 03.05.11
Sorry for the lull, gang; I think I overdid it with the V-Day weekend. There’s nothing like getting back into the swing of things with breakfast though. I used maple brown sugar oatmeal in lieu of traditional, and it gave these a nice sweet touch, perfect for eating plain. Also, at risk of burying the lede: Triumph of triumphs! I flipped a pancake (that one right there at the top, actually, with the little hook of burnt splatter) in its skillet, sans spatula! I actually sort of squealed to myself when I realized it had worked; I’ve come a long way from the stuck, burnt discs of my pancake past.
From Smitten Kitchen -
Pecan pralines, 12.19.10
They’re a little bit too pecan-filled to have dripped into a proper brittle shape, but they taste delicious. My mom, who found me the recipe in her San Antonio cook book, said over the phone: “Oh cool, do they look good?” Nope, they look like shit (literally), but that’s how these things go.
