Just Putzing Around the Kitchen

Skirt Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

I woke up this morning with a mean craving for steak. I’m probably low on iron or something. Unfortunately for me though, the cafeteria at work doesn’t serve juicy ribeyes. Instead, I had to settle for a slightly soggy egg salad sandwich with bland tomatoes. Very sad, I know. I really wanted steak though. Thought…read more »

Chicken Salad Sandwich

I secretly look forward to the days when we run out of deli turkey. Why? Because it gives me an excuse to make chicken salad. I mean, I could probably just make chicken salad whenever, but turkey goes bad so quickly that I feel like I have to eat it for lunch everyday when it’s around…read more »

New Domain!

Hey guys! My blog has changed domains, and is now at “www.justputzing.com.” Not sure how that affects anyone subscribing to or following my blog, but I thought I should mention it just in case. In any event, people still going to “www.justputzing.blogspot.com” will automatically be redirected to the new site, so it’s all good. <3…read more »

Turtle Cheesecake Truffles

I meant to make these for Dan’s mom on Mother’s Day, since turtle chocolate is one of her favorite candy treats. But, things got busy and I didn’t have time to whip up a batch of truffles before our trip to Boston last weekend. I ended up buying her some Godiva chocolates, but I really…read more »

Mango Daiquiris

I think it’s pretty obvious by now that I’m a girly drink kind of gal. I mean, I could try to roll with the boys and throw back beers and booze on the rocks, but why suffer? I like sugar. I like fruit. I don’t like the taste of alcohol. It would just be silly…read more »

Lemon Cakes

I’ve had a serious crush on Tom Colicchio since the first season of Top Chef. He’s bald, but so sexy! I think it’s his wry stoicism that really does it for me. Not to mention, he can cook. So, when I found out that he was also responsible for bringing food trucks serving a menu…read more »

Baked Taquitos al Pastor

There is so much al pastor in my fridge right now, I almost don’t know what to do with it. Almost. I’m toying with the idea of combining it in some form with kimchi, but I haven’t quite decided which direction to go with that yet. For now, I’ll have to settle for taquitos. Why…read more »

Tacos al Pastor

Second semester sophomore year, Ana’s Taqueria took over the space formerly occupied by a mediocre crepe shop inside the student center, and my life changed. Not in an altogether good way, mind you. On the one hand, I was over the moon because this place had the best Mexican food in Cambridge. On the other…read more »

Guacamole

Cinco de Mayo isn’t until tomorrow, but I’ve already got Mexican food on my mind. This means, as is usually the case when I have Mexican on the mind, that I’m jones-ing hard for guacamole. Lots and lots of guacamole. Why guacamole? Shall I recite its merits for you? There are too many to list!…read more »

Bananas Foster Trifle

I wanted to make trifles out of my strawberry rum pound cake a couple weeks ago, but my stemless wineglasses proved to be less than satisfactory vessels for putting it all together. Nothing layered properly, and my fingers kept smearing stuff. So, I ordered a set of mini trifle bowls, and they arrived a few…read more »