Andrea the Gastronaut

…They’re piling up:
How NOT to make chocolate chip cookies:
First, we made a batch of cookie dough (Toll House recipe!). After not letting it sit for 24, 36 or really any hours, we did the following:
1. We fried it
2. We toasted it
3. We microwaved it
4. We boiled it
Here’s how they came out…  Read more.
Ruining cookies on [...]

On July 29 I posted about a bad restaurant experience. Earlier this week I printed out the email I sent with the intention of faxing a copy, then mailing one if necessary, because I hadn’t yet heard back. Yesterday I got a response. Both my email to them and their response follow:

My new favourite snack:
Yesterday, with green and purple beans that were bought at the farmer’s market two weeks ago, I discovered my love for roasted beans. So simple. Peanut oil, fleur de sel, a grind of pepper, and THAT’S IT! Baked at 400 for around 15 minutes, sprinkled with goat cheese. The salt and the [...]

I haven’t been posting frequently recently and have been bad at documenting my kitchen adventures, which is one of the reasons I began this blog. Back to it.
Yesterday I made vegan, gluten free, chocolate chip cookies from the Veganomicon cookbook:

Here’s the recipe, from pg 237, followed by footnotes from my “testing kitchen”:
Wheat-Free Chocolate cookies
Makes 18 [...]