Jessie Cross
Jessie Cross is a cookbook author and creator of The Hungry Mouse, a monster online food blog w/500+ recipes. When she's not shopping for cheese or baking pies, Jessie works as an advertising copywriter in Boston. She lives in Salem, Massachusetts with her husband and two small, fluffy wolves.
Investigating the Myth of the 5-Minute Chocolate Cake
Let me start by saying: This is kind of ridiculous.
Let me also say: I know how to make homemade chocolate cake. In the oven. Ask The Angry Chef, my mother, or my friends. I...
Rib of the Week: Aleppo Chili Pork Ribs with Peach and Lime
I'm starting to realize that we eat a lot of ribs at the Mouse House. (I see a "Rib-of-the-Week Feature" in my future...)
I'm OK with this for a few reasons. They're easy to make....
Celebrating Halloween 2008 in Salem, Mass. (a.k.a. Witch City)
With Halloween right around the corner, Salem, Massachusetts is THE place around Boston to get your spooky on. We spent last night up there, eating and drinking well into the early morning hours with...
The 2008 Fabulous Food Blogger Awards
Wow. The Hungry Mouse is just about 4 months old!
A little housekeeping and a small speech
I'm kind of stunned and very touched by the really nice response I've gotten so far.
I'm also a little...
Garlicky White Beans, Two Ways: Dip & Creamy Soup
I have a great—and relatively newfound—love for white beans. (See? I do eat more than meat.)
Here are two of my favorite ways to prepare them. The first recipe is for a thick dip that's...
Homemade Meatballs: A Step-by-Step Tutorial
Let me preface this by saying: I am not Italian. The Angry Chef is, however—and very much so—and these meatballs were more than acceptable to him. Regardless, I understand that I'm treading on hallowed...
Garlic and Ginger Infused Chicken Broth
Everyone has their own cold remedy. This is mine.
Make the sniffles stop!
I've had a savage cold for the last three days. Since The Angry Chef is catching it, too, neither of us was in...
Overnight Chocolate French Toast
If you find yourself with a stray loaf of chocolate bread in your kitchen, you can get into all sorts of devilishly decadent trouble with it.
You could toast it and slather it with loads...
Bitter Triple Chocolate Bread
Warning: This is not an ooey-gooey, sticky-sweet bread.
It's a kind of grown-up yeast bread. It's rich and dense—and is the sort of thing you can use to make out-of-this-world peanut butter sandwiches or decadent...
Maple Fireside Nightcap
Last week, our dear friends the Lady Otter and D. Bunnyhunter brought us a little jar of Macallan's Amber Liqueur to sample.
Made by Scotland's The Macallan, this is an amazing whiskey liqueur with notes...