Howdy! My name is Milisa and I blog over at Miss in the Kitchen! Susan offered up the opportunity of a guest post and I jumped at the chance. You see Susan has been such a great inspiration and a huge help to me in my blogging endeavors, so I feel quite honored to share […]
So, who here is excited to see Johnny Depp shirtless again the new Pirates of the Caribbean? Anyone? Are you planning a Pirate Party? You could be. Pirates are cool. Pirates have treasure. Pirates have boats, and boats are pretty awesome. So why NOT have a Pirate Party? I decided to do a little round […]
I know, I’ve posted a lot of things already concerning by amazing trip to the Culinary Institute. But up until now, I’ve only hinted at many of the things that inspired me while there, and never really delved into the details of what really took place. It’s time to remedy that. Until you’ve done it, […]
Really? An extra hour in your day, to do whatever you want? How many times have you wished for it? (Tell the truth, I see all of you proclaiming your need for that extra time on Facebook and Twitter. It’s okay – we ALL have days when we just need a little more time.) No, […]
Luckily the weather has held out and the garden is IN. Even though there were a couple of nights of frost a weeks or two ago, our plants have survived, thanks to the man of the house covering the troops up with tarps. Whew. Thanks to Burpee Home Gardens, we are gardening in style this […]
Sometimes it’s the simplest things – like a sandwich – that make the best meals. This sandwich, this roast beef, mozzarella, and brie sandwich is about the best thing I’ve had on a bread. The devil is in the details here, it’s all about the quality of the ingredients you use. I started with thickly […]
While I was at the Culinary Institute in New York, I had the absolute privilege of staying in Rhinecliff, at the Rhinecliff Hotel. It’s a newly restored historic hotel right on the edge of the Hudson River, and my suite had a balcony that captured that view. I would like to tell you I spent […]
One of the best things I brought back from my week at the Culinary Institute was new friends. One of those friends just so happened to be a student there, named Lauren Fury. She’s a firecracker, folks, with lots of ideas, lots of enthusiasm, and lots of desire to blog. You know that I support […]
So…who’s planted their garden? Anyone? We’ve had ours out for roughly a week, in part due to the weeks of nice sunny weather and lots of rain, which greened up our lawn to the point that it requires mowing twice a week. Ugh. But, as soon as we got the plants in the ground – […]
I am so glad it is no longer May 4th. it took me until after noon yesterday to realize why people kept saying “May the fourth be with you.” Just didn’t click. I understood the fourth part, but the May part escaped me. I know, I know. But now that’s all said and done, and […]
Have you noticed a bit of change around here? Awesome, right? For the first three years of Doughmesstic, you watched as I learned to make the basics. You saw me go from simple muffins and cupcakes to a few pasta dishes, some ice cream, some side dishes, and then on to things a little more […]
Another day at Doughmesstic, another day where I rave about something delicious from the Culinary Institute of America. I can’t help it! I was exposed to so many new foods and so many new techniques – I feel like the whole world has opened up for me foodwise. I wish everyone could feel this way […]