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By Caroline, March 6, 2010

Can I tell you something? I’ve cheated before. It happened when I was in 5th grade and taking a social studies test. I didn’t know the capitol of South Dakota, or what its major exports were, and so… I cheated. And then after school I broke down crying in front of my mom; I’m really not that good at keeping these kinds of secrets. So yeah, based on past experience I didn’t really think cheating was going to be a good thing. However, this time there were no tears and I wasn’t grounded from watching TV for two weeks. Instead, there was fudge. Lots and lots of awesome fudge.

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By Caroline, January 6, 2010

Well, this recipe comes with some good news and some bad news. The good news is that I learned how to make easy homemade pudding, something that is probably going to be common fixture in my home from now on. The bad news is that as excited as I was to incorporate pomegranate, it didn’t really live up to the hype I had in my mind.  Don’t get me wrong, this was incredibly delicious, and anyone that turns their nose up at it is probably not someone I want to be friends with for much longer. But I feel that whenever something has “pomegranate” in the title, it should transcend any normal expectations you might have.

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By Adrianna, December 21, 2009

Uhohhh! It’s a few days before Christmas and I haven’t done a lick of Christmas shopping. I guess you could say I’ve been distracted doing other random things, like sleeping for 14 hrs straight…and watching past seasons of Top Chef…and, uh, watching episode after episode of Avec Eric (which by the way, if you haven’t watched you’re totally missing out).  I essentially have had better things to do then gear up and go to the wretched mall.  And since I’ve waited so long, I can’t order anything online without being penalized by high shipping costs, but still I’m not too worried.  I have a feeling I’ll just make myself some pancakes and this hot chocolate and my problems will go away.

And plus, here at A Cozy Kitchen we’ve been busy doing other “life” stuff…like getting proposed to. Yep, you’ve heard right. Just nights ago Chase got on one knee and asked his lady, Caroline, to marry him.  It’s pretty exciting stuff and I’m totally psyched to plan a wedding cake, if not make it myself, which I’m secretly scared to do. One thing Caroline and I have talked about, of course, is the cake…and we’re both leaning toward a red velvet cake with a butter cream frosting. So in lieu of my Caroline becoming an honest woman, I bring you the liquid, winter version of her future cake: Red Velvet Hot Chocolate with Cream Cheese Whipped Cream!

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By Adrianna, December 3, 2009

It’s December.  Are you panicking yet?  A lot of people I know are.  December, for many people, means a long list of parties to juggle, decorating, wearing uncomfortable, sparkly holiday dresses, gifts to buy for family, trips to plan, all while still tending to normal life stuff.  And despite all of these things, we still LOVE the holidays. In leiu of your stress, I present you with a gift; think of it as a stress-free Holiday gift from me to you: Chocolate Popcorn with Sea Salt.

It’s my dear friend Johnna’s snack of choice to make at dinner parties, and she, by far, is the best dinner party thrower I’ve met. Why is she so good ? Well for starters she makes this and puts it out as people pour in.  It’s the perfect distractor while last minute scrambling is done in the kitchen.

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By Caroline, November 20, 2009

Aren’t you glad that bathing suit season is over? It can’t be a mere coincidence that the holidays are not only filled with decadent desserts that you only eat once a year, but also big, baggy sweaters that hide away any extra inches those foods bring with them. Just another reason to have not just one, but two pieces of this insanely good pie. Actually, if want to go ahead and eat the whole thing, I really couldn’t blame you. And I promise not to tell a soul.

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By Caroline, September 2, 2009

I have never been a big fan of meringues. Not that there is anything inherently wrong with them, they’re just not normally my thing. I always thought they were like the marshmallows from Lucky Charms that had been blown up to about 100 times their normal size and then called cookies. Some of you might be drooling over this, but to me, it’s always seemed like just too much sugar and fluff.

However, about a week ago, for no apparent reason that anyone can detect, I got a CRAVING for meringues. This kind of thing happens to me a lot, just ask Chase. Out of the clear blue sky I will all of sudden develop a craving that blinds me from anything else going on in the world except for my one desire to eat this food. For days I languished over the fact that I couldn’t keep a thought in my head due to my distraction with meringues. Part of me was tempted to go down the street and buy some store bought ones, but now I’m a food blogger for goodness’ sake, if I’m going to crave something foolish I should at least go all the way to get it out of my system and learn how to cook it.

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By Caroline, July 5, 2009

A few weeks ago a friend of mine had a bad case of poison oak. I mean, he was COVERED. He was in fact so covered that he had to go to the hospital. Now, if anyone you know has to go the hospital because of poison oak, the least you can do is bake cookies for him. At least, that’s how I feel. I asked my friend what kind of cookies he preferred and without hesitation he said “double chocolate chip.”

Coincidentally, my mother had recently sent me a recipe for Ooey Gooey Double Chocolate cookies from Milk in Los Angeles, so I decided to give them a try. To be clear: I have never been to Milk; I couldn’t find it on a map if my life depended on it. However, I LOVE this place. I would go there every day for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even a mid-day snack, all because of these chocolate pieces of heaven.

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By Caroline, June 26, 2009

This is my new picnic basket

Isn’t it cute? Don’t you just want to pick it up and take it places?

People told me not to buy this, because they said I will never use it. I am absolutely convinced that I will use it, but just to be sure, we made a deal, this picnic basket and I.

Here are the promises I made:

• I promise not to put you in my garage, forget that you’re there and never think of you again until we move, at which point I take you to Goodwill. This will NOT happen to you.
• I promise not to let something spill inside of you, and if I do, I will clean it up. I will NOT let it sit until it becomes gross and moldy and I’m so disgusted I never want to touch you again.
• I promise not to let my dog chew on you, and I won’t let other dogs at the park pee on you either. That’s just gross really…
• I promise to take you to many fabulous places, but only when it’s sunny and warm. Picnics just aren’t fun in the cold.
• I promise to fill you only with yummy things, like these black & white Rice Krispie Treats.

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