Recipes by Michelle Benedetti

	Caramelized Banana Cupcakes by Michelle Benedetti These moist, dense cupcakes feature bananas caramelized with spiced rum.	1 vote 2811 views
	There’s no cream in carbonara! by Michelle Benedetti Or at least, there shouldn’t be. But I wasn’t about to tell that to the waitress at the restaurant I was at last night in Boston’s North End for my work-BFFs birthday. I’m not sure what possessed me to order it anyway; I think I was dazzled by the talk of lobster, diver scallops and ‘jumbo’ shrimp [ps, they looked more like 21/25 to…	1 vote 574 views
	Wait, who’s in the Super Bowl again? by Michelle Benedetti This post is brought to you by a dear Food Shenanigans friend, Tim Gager.Super Bowl Party — it’s about friends and food. Some people like the commercials, some get into the game. And beer? That’s basic, Heineken? Pabst? It doesn’t matter much unless you’re Dennis Hopper:I guarantee it.But, damn, I’ve grown up. Invited this…	1 vote 817 views
	Peppermint Brownies by Michelle Benedetti Yes yes, long time. I know, okay? Gimme a break.This past weekend I had to make some baked goods for work. Thankfully, this should be my last time for awhile, as we’ve recently promoted several people, so now they can bake for the ingrates in my department. Anyhoodle, I wanted to make something different, so I looked up recipes for…	1 vote 643 views
	Seriously, enough with the clapping. by Michelle Benedetti We’re watching the State of the Union Address. Can someone please tell me why there’s so much goddamn clapping? I mean, I get it; you like what he’s saying. Can’t you just clap once or twice politely? If there was less bowing and scraping during this thing, it’d be on for half the length of time it is.You know what you should be…	1 vote 510 views
	The weather outside is weather… by Michelle Benedetti And what weather it is. Goddamn New England. I don’t understand why our weather is such absolute crap; cold one minute, warm-ish the next but only enough to melt some ice, then cold again to make more godforsaken ice. Jesus. I should probably stop being blasphemous, seeing as how it’s Ash Wednesday and my poor mother-in-law is…	1 vote 618 views
	Only communists don’t like chili! by Michelle Benedetti I’ve been making this chili for about ten years now. Over the years I’ve refined the recipe and the process to the point where I can pretty much make it in my sleep. I think I meant to blog about it one other time but forgot to take pictures before everyone at poker night got to it. Last night I made it for poker again, and will now…	1 vote 631 views