Aisle Twelve

I have it.  It consumes me.  I have been counting down the days and will not be able to sleep tonight  (in fact I will go out of my way not to sleep tonight.)  Yes, I have royal wedding fever.  Seriously, as I write this I am glued to Bio Channel's coverage of Wills and Kate. I can't really tear myself away so this is going to be short.  Not only has this wedding consumed my thoughts, it is consuming my appetite.  I am going to need something to nosh on at 4 am while I anxiously watch every detail of the big day.  Ok, I seriously need to go, I can't  miss another second of this coverage.  So I did tear myself away long enough to make scones for a royal wedding breakfast.  Good thing these are a cinch to whip up. Oh my gosh, I just had a bite of one and let me tell you - you want to make these... and make a double batch, they will not last long. (Based on recipe from Everyday Food - Letty Hampton) 2 cups all purpose flour (leveled), plus more for work surface 2 teaspo

There.  Just looking at this bright salad has me convinced that summer is on its way.  Because if you live in Michigan you know it is most certainly not.  Last Sunday it was a humid 80 degrees and here we are one week later...cold and blustery.  And yesterday it snowed.  You are such a tease Michigan.  No one likes a tease. A salad is a good fake out into thinking its summer...and also if you don't feel like really cooking.  I know salads are a perfectly acceptable meal but I can't help but think they are kind of a culinary cop out.  I mean, anyone can throw together a salad.  It doesn't take rocket science or much effort really.  So I decided to make this cobb salad which does put forth a little extra effort instead of just piling a bunch of ingredients on a plate.  You know me, I can't take all the fun out of making dinner.  The good thing about a cobb salad is that you can put just about anything on it that you like.  Don't like eggs, don't include them. O

This is one of those recipes that you will either love me for or curse the day that I was born.  (It's August 6 for those of you who make these and then step on the scale.)  These cookies contain about a stick of butter per cookie...well, that might be a slight exaggeration, but that is precisely why they are so irresistible.  I made these a couple weeks ago and what I wouldn't give right now for one of these crumbly, decadent, sweet cookies melting in my mouth as I write this.  Sadly, they were polished off within a day or two of making them.  Yes, August 6 was on the receiving end of some curses the other week.  Poor August 6. This is a recipe I got from Barefoot Contessa.  What I love about it, other than the fact that they are downright addictive, is that it only takes a few ingredients and it is pretty quick and easy to put together.  You don't need a lot of special equipment, but if you have a shortbread cookie cutter, that would make it just that much easier.  Sinc