Parmesan-Thyme Crackers – Try Try Again

Snacks on the patio featuring parmesan-thyme crackers that didn't quite work out as intended

A recent focus of this blog has been comfort food, understanding that a little extra comfort is something we could all benefit from during these crazy days. 

We’ve blogged about sharing comfort food with friends and neighbors and revisited a few favorite meals that take us back to happier times. We learned to find comfort in a full pantry.

And now we find that the mere act of cooking most days is comforting, whether it’s a multi-step, healthy meal or simply an egg on toast. 

Sounds pretty zen, right? That must be why I’m ready to share one of my failures with you. I have been trying to bake a proper batch of crackers for quite a while. After the latest go-round a few days ago I can say – nope, not yet. 
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Dough = Too dry, didn’t stick together well enough

Baked the shards anyway. Served them (in-house) with drinks and nibbles.
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Flavor = Through the roof YUM

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Oh yes. We will be attempting this recipe again – from Ina Garten’s Back to Basics cookbook. And please know, it’s perfectly okay to make mistakes in the kitchen, things are never so serious that we can’t just shrug and eat the shards.  

P.S. That tasty looking cocktail in the lead photo is one of Dear Partner's creations, the Pink Hound, featuring gin and pink grapefruit juice. Refreshing! 

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Speaking of making the best of things gone wrong, today's pandemic song of the day is right on point. 

For a jazzy cocktail playlist, may I recommend a little classic crooning from Kurt Elling, a Chicago-born jazz singer who puts on one heckuva live set.
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