As we all have noticed (some, more than others) the season’s are a-changing. In the coming weeks, the pages of Crows in the Kitchen will be filled with sweet and savory fall delights, I’m sure. One of the best fall delights is none other than Pumpkin Pie. Really, anything pumpkin related makes my heart shiver. [...]
Read more →Finally! Apple season is among us and now we can dive right in to those yummy baked apple foods. The first on my list? Apple crisp. My roommate bought a ton of apples for general McBride consumption a few days ago. My excitement for fresh, fall baked goods could not be contained. A classic apple [...]
Read more →So this has been a post long in the making. After much deliberation, and draft writing, and stalling, and re-writing, and researching, and stalling, and rewriting, I have decided that instead of writing one huge mega-post, I will break it up so that each step in this process has it own post! And so I [...]
Read more →Yesterday was Exchange Studios end of summer BBQ. This one is different b/c the meat and beer is c/o our property manager. Yay free food! He has a crazy smoker grill, and made some of the best pulled pork I’ve ever had. For this BBQ, I decided I would test out my new oven* and [...]
Read more →bonjour from montreal! la belle province!! when it comes to cooking, i am definitely a baker, so naturally, all my overripe (and underripe for that matter) bananas go into banana bread! whenever i spy a browning banana i throw it into the freezer for later use. i find, however, that when i re-visit these frozen [...]
Read more →It’s summertime, and that means in the Bay Area, produce boxes are HEAVY on the fruits. I get so much fruit, I can’t eat it all, and I’m about 3 weeks backed up on plums, nectarines, and peaches. These two breads, are my attempt to use up some of the fruits I have that are [...]
Read more →One of our favorite Bros, Matt Studner, celebrated a birthday yesterday! Naturally, I took this opportunity to bake delectable treats and to show off my goodies to you fellow crows. Enjoy! Chocolate Cupcakes Cake Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa 1 cup boiling water 1 1/3 cups flour2 tsp. baking powder1/2 tsp. salt1/2 cup butter1 cup [...]
Read more →Momma always makes the best brownies so when I had a sweets craving one night, I immediately reached for her recipe. Unfortunately, I was out of Baker’s chocolate and had to rely on the internet for a solution. That’s when Martha Stewart showed up. She may be crazy, but hot-damn that woman can bake! 8 [...]
Read more →I have more sweets to share. I don’t know whats happening to me! I never used to obsess about desert, but the meals I’ve been making lately don’t seems as share-worthy as sweet treats. Not to mention, my camera has an uncanny ability to make the most appetizing plates look grotesque. (re: the dumpling shot) [...]
Read more →In an effort to tame my sweets obsessed boy man, I have been on a kick of making slightly savory desserts that please the both of us. This week I got rhubarb and strawberries in my box. I had never cooked rhubarb before, but had tried it on occasion. I opted to try to recipe [...]
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