The Cottage Revolution

Category: In the Kitchen

  • Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Brownies

    At first I took one bite, then put these brownies aside. I thought they might be too rich for me. But four hours later I decided to try them again and was hooked. I don’t know what changed during those few hours, but I soon began sneaking bites of these brownies whenever I could. Luckily…

  • Pumpkin Sage Ravioli

    Since last weekend when my friend loaned me his pasta maker I’ve been fairly well obsessed with figuring out how to make the perfect pasta. I’m still far from achieving it, but that’s not to say I’m not enjoying my results. Our dog Jack is definitely enjoying every minute of pasta-making. Have you seen how…

  • Cookie Dough Ice Cream

    Sweets have always been my weakness, but it is cookie dough in particular that causes me the ultimate grief. During the summers growing up I worked in the kitchen at a summer camp doing dishes. When the cooks had cleared out for the day and it was just me singing along with Tom Petty’s Wildflowers…

  • English Muffins

    Now that I have officially moved on from my old job and am working in the design studio I am feeling refreshed and good about life. However, I’m vividly aware that the tradeoff for happiness is money, and so with much less money coming in I’m worried we’ll starve. We absolutely won’t, but let’s just…

  • Bagels

    I liken my pre-film festival routine to the nesting expectant mothers do before their babies arrive. The weekend before the Festival is always the same for me. I hunker down, clean the house thoroughly, hand wash all the clothing I’ve not taken time to take care of, mend clothes and make lots of meals in…

  • Loaves upon loaves

    Normally I’m the kind of girl who likes a free-form, no-knead bread. I usually have the time to mix some yeast, flour, water and salt together and throw it in the oven.  Sometimes I’ll take a little more time and make braided Challah bread, but I never make anything resembling something you might find at…

  • Pink Lemonade Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting

    I work at an organization which happens to put on a film festival. Each September the office begins to look more like a war zone and my co-workers begin to put in 12 hour days. About this time, past filmmakers and volunteers start bringing in chocolates and treats to keep us energized and I start…

  • Pretending to Pickle

    Last week Regan and I headed to black market for dinner. It’s a lovely little restaurant at the end of Mass Ave and many of their dishes highlight something pickled or preserved. We started with the Pickle Plate and with that first bite of pickled green bean and peanut butter we were hooked. Yes. Pickles…

  • Paprika Parmesan Corn on the Cob

    Last weekend we made the mistake of not adjusting our standing order for our weekly grocery delivery and so we received a produce bin for a family of four or more. This is a mountain of produce for two people. But whenever I have more fruit and produce on hand than we can reasonably handle,…

  • Sweet Salsa Verde

    This weekend, upon finding our fridge full of tomatillos, we decided to make a treat and indulge in some chips, salsa and margaritas. These foods are the stuff that weekend nights in summer are made for. Even though we didn’t have any chips on hand, we decided to give home-made baked corn chips a try.…