Tiny Test Kitchen

Clinton St. Baking Company is a diner/cafe/baked goods mecca (Zagat even gives it a 24). The lines for brunch on a weekend can be up to 3 hours or so. They recently released a cookbook so you can now get all the home baked goodness in your own home, which is perfect as very few […]

Last weekend we decided to stay in the whole weekend, this meant I could be extra productive and bake a batch of these homemade biscuits with gravy. I shouldn’t say I was super productive as the hubs did have to nag/beg me to get up and make these for him. Whenever we go back to […]

Now I know that I talk about potatoes a lot, I mean I do have recipes for Creamy, Buttery Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes, an Easy Potato Salad (and working on another one with bacon, peppers and scallions!), Homity Pie, the Ultimate Potato Gratin, I’ve used them in my Pork and Potato Croquettes and […]

When it comes to shortcuts in cooking you often sacrifice on taste and overall quality of the finished product, so I rarely use them. There are certain tasks that are just plain time consuming and beyond frustrating to complete. Juicing key limes for Key Lime Pie is one, and another is grating carrots for Carrot […]

Until last summer I thought that there was one type of beet. The large bright purple bulb that haunts your dreams as a small child if you have any German relations (I can say that because I do have German relatives), served chilled and pickled with a tangy vinegar sauce. They were honestly the stuff […]

I made these little cupcakes for a party we were attending over the weekend. The party was a P Party and the theme was all about pumpkin! We had to wear as much orange as we could muster and not say the word ‘pumpkin’ once we were inside the doors. If we did not turn […]

These potatoes are just the thing when you want something a little different from regular mashed potatoes. I make Creamy, Buttery Mashed Potatoes all the time but sometimes feel like mixing it up. With almost no extra work, I am able to whip these up in the same length of time. Roasting the garlic tastes […]

Even though the asparagus season should be in spring, we are still (somehow) able to get tender asparagus stalks at this time of year. Recently they have been on sale at most grocery stores and I thought I would take advantage of the lower price points. Asparagus is a versatile vegetable to cook. You can […]

As someone who attempts to eat healthily, kale along with cabbage, collards, and mustard greens, is a hot topic. It is a hot topic because I do not like any of those dark, leafy, bitter, chewy greens at all. I try, regularly, but I just cannot get past the taste and the texture.  It also […]

Do you have that Friday feeling? At the end of a long week I am often so excited to sit down for a moment with a perfectly balanced cocktail. All summer long, my Friday evening drink was gin and Red Jacket Orchard’s Summer Blend of Apple and Lemon with a splash of tonic. It was […]