Barbaricgulp - barbaricgulp.com - SOUNDING MY BARBARIC GULP!
General Information:
Latest News:
Julia Child's Cold Watercress Soup 17 Aug 2013 | 09:50 pm
A love letter to Madame Julia Child: Yesterday would have been your 101st birthday. Everyone seems to have a Julia story. Mine is about a trip to Hollywood in 2009 to see Julie & Julia, which culmin...
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day 13 Aug 2013 | 07:58 pm
I recently came across a post by Zoe & Jeff, authors of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, featuring bread baked in a crock pot. "Genius," I thought. "No heating up the house to bake bread during th...
Blackberry-Peach Breakfast Crisp 9 Aug 2013 | 08:06 pm
I call this a "breakfast crisp" because it's healthier (no sugar added to the filling & only 1/4 cup in the topping!) and more suited for breakfast than as a decadent dessert...and because I made this...
Homemade Mayonnaise 6 Aug 2013 | 03:10 am
Every year, during late summer when the tomatoes ripen, I make mayonnaise by hand. And when I say "by hand," I mean that I whisk oil into an egg yolk one drop at a time. One. Drop. At. A. Time. I do...
Fall 2013 Cooking Classes 3 Aug 2013 | 07:17 pm
I have a couple of new classes that I'm teaching this fall. One is a Girls' Night Out demo class with Italian food (September 14), including homemade ricotta cheese and black pepper pappardelle. Anoth...
Chocolate Raspberry Pavlova 3 Aug 2013 | 05:11 am
My "back to school" letter from the superintendent arrived today, AND Schlafly just announced that their pumpkin ale should be hitting stores next week...so that makes it official: Summer is Over. Th...
Curried Chicken Salad 21 Jul 2013 | 10:05 pm
This is not a "new to me" recipe; it's one that I've pulled from my personal recipe box. In fact, this is based on my Uncle Eric's recipe, one that he served at a small coffee house/lunch spot (The Ne...
Blueberry Lime Pie 14 Jul 2013 | 08:08 pm
Last Friday, we went to the St. Louis Art Museum's outdoor concert & film series for an evening picnic on Art Hill. The museum hosts this event every Friday in July, with music starting at 7:00 and a ...
Brussels Sprouts & Apple Salad 11 Jul 2013 | 01:35 am
In an effort to be healthier (thanks to a slightly elevated cholesterol level), I'm eating more vegetables (less fat & carbs) these days. That is to say: I'm totally food bored after two weeks of sal...
Thai Shrimp with Chili, Mint, Basil & Parsley 29 Jun 2013 | 06:32 am
A few days ago, my friend Rachel posted this on her Facebook page: Thinking of going to no-cooking for July. I'm tired of doing so many dishes every day and spending time over my stove! What are your...