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Manageability – Slightly Insane Martha’s “quick” brined corned beef recipe is anything but. I didn’t realize that “quick” meant 5 DAYS. Way to give me the head’s-up on that one, MS. To be fair, part of this is on me. The brisket alone cost $50, but also I was shopping in the middle of theContinue reading “Martha Stewart’s “QUICK” Brined Corned Beef”

Like you, I’m in-doors hiding from the coronavirus, and this quarantine has given me nothing but time. So I made two lemon meringue pies in one weekend. As they say, when life gives you lemons… First was Paula Deen’s easy Lemon Meringue Pie recipe. I had high hopes, considering how much more complicated Martha’s recipeContinue reading “Paula Deen v. Martha Stewart: Lemon Meringue Pie”

Manageability – No big deal When I set out to make Martha’s Lemon Meringue Pie, it was quarantine day 18, so I figured what better way to take time off the clock than to make her pie crust as well? In other words – get me out of this house, I miss the sun. TheContinue reading “Martha Stewart’s Pate Brisee for Pie Crusts”

Manageability – All day affair It’s Easter time! That time of year you get the family together and… I don’t know, worship rabbits? What better way to praise our bunny god than to dye eggs into bright colors, and make him a sacrificial cake made of carrots! Our carrot cake offering this year is MarthaContinue reading “Martha Stewart’s Carrot Cake”

Manageability – Looks Worse Than It Is I’m sure you’ve seen how hard it is to find flour during the Covid-quarantine, or the “Covantine”. Seems everybody and their damn kids are making bread while trapped at home. Well, I get it. I couldn’t resist how pretty Half Baked Harvest’s Swirled Garlic Herb Bread looks. AndContinue reading “Half Baked Harvest’s Swirled Garlic Herb Bread”

Manageability – Too Annoying for a Fucking Martini Unless you’re the Pope, you probably don’t know who St. Germain was. He was actually the patron Saint of the elderflower, or “sambucus”. It is rumored in the 1470’s he lived off this flowering honeysuckle for three straight months while meditating on the gospel at his convent inContinue reading “Nerds With Knives’ French Tart Martini”

Manageability – Easy as (Dirt) Pie Springtime means rebirth, regrowth, blooming and shit. Flowers, gardening, potting soil and grass stains. Or, if you live in Chicago like me, 30 degrees and the occasional snow shower. So what, I ask you, could possibly be a more springtime-themed dessert, than a pie made entirely out of dirt?Continue reading “Baked Bree’s Dirt Cake in Flower Pots”

Manageability – Hey, that was easy I’m a vodka lady, and I’m all about pink , so you know these adorable drinks were on the menu for Easter. These pink lemonade vodka cocktails were sweet and sugary, and the little pink Peeps swimming around on top (quack quack) help you to forget you’re literally poisoningContinue reading “Mom on the Side’s Pink Lemonade Peeps Vodka”

Manageability – Really good, really easy At a big holiday meal, roasted carrots may be the must underrated item on the menu. They’re relatively easy, provide a great splash of color, and balance out the green/leafy veg with a sweet/savory crunch. These roasted carrots from My Fresh Perspective had an herbal twist with the additionContinue reading “My Fresh Perspective’s Roasted Carrots with Tahini Garlic Sauce”

Manageability – Easy (because I used NY Strip) Steak night is a great night. And as a native Chicagoan, I take my steak seriously. No joke, my husband and I are currently making our way through a list of every steakhouse in the city of Chicago. That’s why I was so pumped about Will CookContinue reading “Will Cook for Smiles’ Pepper Crusted Beef Tenderloin (NY Strip)”