October 2010
1 post
You little tart!
Ok, it’s been, seriously, how long?? Well, we have minimal excuses, aside from one of us being pretty busy baking a baby in her oven, while the other half of this little blog, me, has been lost in the drone of work/life for months. Luckily a recent trip to Italy awoke my palate. It also helps that with the fall air creeping into New England, my nesting is off the charts. Maybe I am...
March 2010
1 post
Butternut squash pizza
Wow! Where does the effing time go? One minute, it’s February and you’re writing about kale in your Snuggie, the next it is nearly April, you have a TAN (a teeny one), and the daylight lasts until 7 p.m.-plus. Well, we’ve missed you BIK friends, and we hope you haven’t totally ditched us in favor of more frequent posters. Life has been a bit, shall we say, complicated? Add to that a laptop that...
February 2010
3 posts
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A hearty salad for winter
Around bitchinkitchen, we like to enjoy a little indulgence from time to time. A few too many adult beverages, a little too much dessert, CHEESE. We try not to stress too much about it as long as we’re eating heathfully most of the time. To us, that means lots of vegetables, whole grains and fruits. But in winter, that kind of eating can also mean shipping delicate greens and berries across the...
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Cupcake love
It’s Valentine’s Day, and because we at BIK love our readers, we made you a cupcake recipe! You can make these baby cakes for your very own babycakes or anyone else you love (such as your gals at BIK!). It started as a plan to replicate this recipe from Martha Stewart Living and morphed into Orange-Almond Cupcakes with Almond Buttercream, with the icing swiped from a Gourmet macaroon recipe. ...
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Popover Sundays
My husband has many enviable qualities, but the one I am most often confronted with is his ability to wake slowly and enjoy a zenlike start to the day. Each morning he wakes up early and allows himself plenty of time to sip his coffee, enjoy his bacon and eggs and take a big breath before speeding up to full throttle.
I, too, aspire to a peaceful, centered morning experience...
January 2010
11 posts
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Tipsy and not tipsy lemon cake
OK, BIK friends, I’m sure we can all agree that pretty much anything (questionable company, food, work, you-know-what) is better after a few glasses of wine. But you know what is not better? Lemon cake. I found out the hard way, trying to squeeze one more recipe into a day jam-packed with work, socializing, exercise (we’ve been eating a LOT, after all – these recipes require numerous trials,...
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Green tea, yummified
As I’ve mentioned, I try to eat virtuously every now and then, so I have a pantry full of stuff like flax seeds, wheat germ and quinoa. And green tea. LOTS of unused green tea. The virtues of green tea are well known even if not fully understood (and in some cases not fully substantiated): Its antioxidants may help fight disease, possibly assist with weight loss and cholesterol management, etc....
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Caramelized Upside-Down Pear Tart
Alright, gang, I am not going to beat around the bush. Historically speaking, I’ve had an ambivalent relationship with pears. I have always felt like it’s way too hard to get a decent pear; usually they are mushy, mealy or way too hard. But seriously, when I have scouted a ripe one, after slurping the pear juice while trying to keep the pear from jumping out of my hands like live trout,...
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A basic smoothie formula
Good morning, sunshine! It’s Monday, a new week, another chance for a fresh, healthy start.
But, first … more confessions. 1: I have been known to eat ice cream/potato chips/cheese/some combo of the three for dinner. 2. I am a health nut. I know, I am a deeply confused woman. But I really try to pull my crap together sometimes, and this is one of those times (I recycle a New Year’s...
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Comfort Food on Toast
Confession: We at BIK are former vegetarians. Actually one of us still is kind of vegetarian (don’t ask – existential crisis in progress). So, although we’re working on a chicken post, smoked pork, etc., many of the recipes we try will probably lean toward the veggie-centric. We love lentils, white beans, tofu and other vegetarian staples.
But don’t leave us yet, bacon-lovers. The best thing...
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Taleggio
I have always loved cheese. Cheddar, fresh mozzarella, gouda, parmesan, manchego, brie……but above all I love soft, creamy, somewhat stinky cheese. After my first European “backpacking” adventure, which really was me schlepping a gianourmous suitcase around France and Italy with my friend, trying not to get skeeved out in a few of the neighborhoods we stayed in and taking in some glorious...
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Late-night comfort food: Veggie grilled cheese
With all this croissant and poached pear talk, it’s time for a little dose of reality. Most nights, the BIK gals are not ensconced in culinary bliss and sporting cute aprons. Rather, we are stumbling home in sweaty workout clothes after a long day, dumping bags and mail onto the counter, feeding dogs and immediately getting sucked into the [insert cozy furniture object here] for a little...
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Follow us on Twitter!
Hey, BIK friends (We can’t yet bring ourselves to call you bitches, although it’s tempting, since our mama is one of our readers!) — bitchinkitchen is now on Twitter! We are total newbies, so please don’t make fun, but do please follow us! Or just read our random musings in the box on the right.
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bitchinkitchen corporate retreat wraps up
Well, guys, J&B are headed back to their kitchen in the Great White North, leaving me with a freezer of bagels, croissants and more — just a little teaser for you. We will post excessive details toute suite!
It’s of course a little sad around these parts, but I’m sure I will bury myself in a culinary project shortly to spruce things up. First up is tweaking the croissants we...
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White Bean Spread
I love beans and in particular I love white beans with their creamy, delicate flavor. Many bean lovers out there will swear by soaking and cooking your own beans. Despite my attention to detail in many other areas, i.e. cleansing of the toilet bowl or plucking of the eyebrows, I cannot be bothered to do anything beyond cracking a can of beans open and rinsing them in cold water. If you are...
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Poached Pears
Well, you’ve probably never heard of bitchinkitchen before today (Hi, Mom!), but things have been humming all week at the bitchinkitchen corporate southern headquarters. The whole team is in one place for a week, so we took things way over the top so we could start out with a splash. We’ve made some crazy shit, so strap on your seatbelts, friends. But, let’s ease into our bitchy fellowship,...