Due to a few cancelations (weak sauce!) a few spots remain for the Fifth Annual Casserole Party happening this Tuesday at Brooklyn Label in Greenpoint. If you’d like to show me your cheese, read the rules and regulations and register now. And if you registered and have not yet recieved a confirmation email (it happens, I’m sometimes unorganized) email me.
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The Casserole Party is Coming to Kansas City This Fall
12 OctHey, Midwesterners! My casserole annual Casserole Party, held now for five years in Brooklyn, in launching in Kansas City, MO this fall. Mark your calendars for Monday, November 16 at Pryde’s Old Westport. Details to come soon.
And if you’re in New York, don’t forget to register for the Fifth Annual Brooklyn Casserole Party, happening next Tuesday, October 20 at Brooklyn Label. There are still a few spots left.
For My Book’s First Birthday, I’d Like You to Buy My Book
8 OctMy book, my book!
Late last night I realized that yesterday was the one-year anniversary of the pub date of my cookbook, “Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven.” I can’t believe it’s been an entire year, but it presents the perfect opportunity to remind you that if you don’t yet have a copy now is the perfect time to get one. Not only is it full of easy, delicious casserole recipes—many of which can be made on the super cheap—I’ve been told it’s pretty damn funny.
So go here (or better yet, walk your sweet ass to your local independent bookstore) and get a copy… or two; it’s a great gift.
Register Now for the Fifth Annual Casserole Party
6 OctRegistration is now open for the Fifth Annual Casserole Party, happening Tuesday, October 20 at Brooklyn Label. Ready? Set. Go!
The Fifth Annual Casserole Party
20 SepSave the date! Save the date!
The Fifth Annual Casserole Party will be held Tuesday, October 20 at Brooklyn Label in Greenpoint. Details to come soon! Registration will open Thursday, October 1.
Cooking for Broke Dummies and Other Stuff
10 AprAre you tired of spending $20 a night on takeout? Do your parents tease you about not knowing how to boil water? Then you should probably come to Cooking for Broke Dummies at The Brooklyn Kitchen where I will show you the basics of making dinner on the cheap. Save for a few kitchen staples, you’ll leave knowing how to make at least five dinners for under $5 each. It’s happening next Wednesday, April 15—tax day! Or D-Day if you’re a freelancer like me (okay, okay, it’s file my extension day). Then Tuesday, April 21 I’ll be on the Woman’s Day radio show at noon EST when I’ll be giving out 10 autographed copies of my cookbook Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven.
There is Room for This Food Blog, And I Will Use It
23 MarRemember when I said I’d post more after my move? Yeah, major FAIL. But after returning from South by Southwest Interactive, and attending Rachel Kramer Bussel’s panel on food blogging, I am determined to post at least a few times a week. I wrote up a recap of the panel for Gourmet.com and the editor tacked this question onto the end: “is there room for more food blogs?” I certainly think, given the economy, there’s room for this one.
The Ultimate Recession Food (Duh)
18 Dec
One of the great things about publishing a book is that you become an expert of sorts and I, of course, am happy to serve as the authority on casseroles. So when The Daily Beast asked me to write an article on the casserole as the perfect recession food, I was more than happy to oblige.
Read it here.
Crazy in Life, Not Just Casseroles
18 Dec
I’ve been terrible about updating this blog lately. And I apologize. I was just interviewing Rachel Kramer Bussel for SXSW World and though she has a full-time job and edits books, she manages to update Cupcakes Take the Cake at least six times a day. She is obviously doing something right that I am not.
Anyway, part of my craziness involves the fact that I’m planning a move to Kansas City in, oh, two days. I ran out of boxes and still have to pack my entire vintage Pyrex collection (save the green mixing bowl my friend broke when she was trying to be helpful by doing the dishes).
Part of the reason for the move is I need more mental and physical space to write, and well, I want a bigger kitchen. I promise to update the blog more in the new year and I can’t wait to tell you all about the new book I’m working on, but I will—wait that is.
Until then, check out all the great press I’ve gotten for the book. Or listen to my call-in to WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show today.
Day After Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Dinner
5 DecBetter late than never, right?
I hadn’t cooked Thanksgiving dinner since 2001 and decided that this year, my last year in New York, Thanksgiving was going to be perfect. I had two guests coming into town, my friend Lacey was coming over for dinner and my roommate would be around. That Monday, I went to Whole Foods and bought the smallest organic, free-range turkey I could find (11 pounds), Brussels sprouts, red potatoes and ridiculous amounts of butter.
Tuesday, my roommate and I got into a fight. Wednesday, my friends called to say they had to cancel their trip due to a family illness. Lacey is a vegetarian.
I asked around to see if anyone needed a place to go, but everyone already had plans. Lacey and I, being Thanksgiving orphans, were able to attend another friend’s dinner. But I still had an 11-pound turkey in the fridge.
This gave me an idea: The Day After Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Dinner. I had a turkey to get rid of, people would want an excuse to leave their families early and, damnit, I still wanted to host the perfect Thanksgiving. I sent out an email to a few friends I figured would be around and… forgot to brine the turkey.
In the mean time, I asked the friend who was taking Lacey and me in what she would like us to bring. But she didn’t need a turkey or Brussels sprouts or even mashed potatoes. No, she needed stuffing.
In my family, stuffing came from a box, Stove Top to be exact. I would fill my plate with it as a kid, with a little turkey and cranberry sauce on the side. But, being the casserole queen and all, showing up with a fake casserole would be a little, um, bad? So, I came up with this recipe, headed over to Lacey’s with the ingredients on Thursday morning and crossed my fingers it would turn out okay. What follows is the recipe for The Best Vegetarian Stuffing Ever:
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