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Butter + Booze
11.27.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments
Bourbon Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Streusel:

Absolutely totally butter-less.

Unfortunately, not mess-less. Every silver lining has a cloud.

I know Thanksgiving is over for everyone, but mine is on Saturday, so drool over all this and keep it in mind for next year.

Bourbon Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Streusel
From Food and Wine
½ recipe pie crust, enough for [...]
Thanksgiving, butter, chocolate, dessert, home cooking, housecleaning, huzhou, unruly chefs
Elbow Butter
11.24.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments
This pretty much sums up everything I don’t like about cooking and baking:

Not to mention that this time of year, hot water usage comes down to: shower or sink? Given that I usually opt for the hot shower, doing the dishes becomes a numbing chore in the literal and figurative sense. But if dishes [...]
baking, cooking, dessert, entrees, home cooking, huzhou, mysterious ingredients
Butter Me Up
06.08.09 | Permalink | 4 Comments
I am proud to say that I was a very…unique little girl. You’ve heard about the whole Singin’ in the Rain thing, and at the start of this blog I believe I mentioned how, when I was 5, I was so enamored of the name Crystal that I made my parents call me Crystal. Crystal [...]

Butter + Booze