http://www.browniepointsblog.com a good girl's notebook of her culinary world Sat, 10 May 2008 02:53:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I made myself a treat last week after my visit to the PSU farmers' market: homemade butter layered with thin slices of truffles. I topped the truffle butter with a piece of wax paper and stuck this in the freezer. To use, take a warm spoon and shave off curls ... http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2008/05/09/homemade-butter-variations-truffle-goodness/ Portland chocolatier Alma Chocolates has a great Mother's Day present available for a limited time: frilly decorated chocolate hearts stamped with "mom" and covered in edible gold leaf. It's decadence, chocolate, beauty and supreme shininess all rolled into one! Alma Chocolates Location: 140 NE 28th Ave. Portland, Oregon 97232 Contact: 503-517-0262 Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, ... http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2008/05/05/dont-look-mom-a-great-mothers-day-present/ Before the days of paper bags and paper towels... what did cooks do to drain / blot their bacon after frying it? Do you always use a paper product when you do this in your kitchen? http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2008/05/04/silly-bacon-question/ + the Salsa Rosa for One recipe actually feeds 10 quite nicely + one will not "seriously be fucked" if fusilli or penne pasta is used + an edited version of the book's recipe for Salsa Rosa for One. + from Jonathan Ames essay, Eggs Over Uneasy: "I have two personalities. Two ... http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2008/05/01/notes-from-alone-in-the-kitchen-with-an-eggplant/ Do you know the potters in your kitchen? This is the weekend to meet the people who should be making what you eat off of. Under one roof you will find more pottery than you can shake a stick at, all made by Oregon ceramicists. Do you shop at Portland farmers' ... http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2008/04/25/portland-pottery-weekend/ Everyday I read about more riots over food shortages. I chew my nails watching depressing Washington Post exposés on our wasteful farm subsidies programs. I remind myself that I buy from farmers markets not out of elitism, but out of hopeful pragmatism. I remind myself that a simple cookie can ... http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2008/04/24/help-make-may-3rd-free-cookie-day/ Are you like me and in a rental? Are you stuck with details in your home that you can't easily change? I admit, I've been trying to not obsess over the tiles in my kitchen over the last year. They're a random mix of green and white. I ... http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2008/04/21/my-6-kitchen-makeover/ Pecans deserve a fair shake in our kitchens. Often overshadowed by the similar looking walnut, and disguised in overly sweet Thanksgiving pies, pecans rarely have the opportunity to stand on their own flavor. Taking a moment to sample a raw pecan may surprise you with the nuances discovered within. Lightly ... http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2008/04/20/fresh-pecan-milk/ I'm enthralled with this website, For You. I just paid him $30 to go give away $30 worth of cookies to people on the street. "If you give me $30 I will buy $30 worth of cookies and give them away to people I find in the street. I will ... http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2008/04/20/i-can-buy-happiness-in-cookies/ "It's difficult to find flowers downtown at this hour, so I brought you donuts." now you know why I call him Sweets Donut 03 by wetwater http://www.browniepointsblog.com/2008/04/11/the-sweetest-thing/