"cinnamon rolls" news and stories

• Two different ways to make pea soup.
• Mmmm...cinnamon rolls.
• O Ya was named the best new restaurant in the country by Frank Bruni of The New York Times.
• Behind the scenes of the Mayflower Brewing Company.
• Restaurant reviews: Whatta Wing and Sixty2 on Wharf.
• Are you a Starbucks Democrat?
• This week's recipes: Lemon Curd, Chocolate, Pistachio, and Pecan Muffins, and Tartiflette.

Molly Wizenberg, the Seattleite behind the lyrical food blog, Orangette, is now appearing in Bon Appétit. Wizenberg's first monthly "Cooking Life" column is in the March issue, on stands now. In it, she tackles fear of baking with yeast, providing readers with a yummy-looking recipe for cinnamon rolls with cream cheese glaze.

If you haven't read Orangette, you should start - it's like reading a novel. A novel that's mostly about food. While her posts can sometimes get a little too folksy with the "oh goshes" and "darns," others, like the one about cooking with her father, will make you cry with their brilliant, raw emotion.

Molly's also got one of the great foodie love stories of the modern era. Her now-husband, Brandon, was introduced to her blog by a friend, tried her recipe for lemon cake and was so inspired he emailed her offering to take her out to dinner. Problem was, he lived in New York, she in Seattle. Three weeks later he flew out and they fell in love over gelato and strolls through Pike Place Market. When they got engaged a year later Molly got nearly 200 well-wishing posts on Orangette. Sweet, no?

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• The cover this month is food porn for those of you who love corned beef.
• Five ways to make potatoes, including Sicilian-Style Potato Gratin, Mustard and Coriander Roasted Potatoes, Twice-Baked Potatoes with Two Cheeses, Baked Potato and Carrot Mash, and Potato Soup with Kale and Chorizo.
• Easter dinner, Southern style.
• And let's not forget St. Patrick's Day.
• This month's recipes include: Caramel-Walnut Upsidedown Banana Cake, Pasta and Broccoli, Marinated Baby Vegetables, Pear and Raisin Crumble, and Cinnamon Rolls.
• Also in this issue: Why it's hard to get kids to eat their vegetables, rolling pins, Piedmont wines, and an interview with Michael Jordan.

• Sheryl Julian and Julie Riven end their Globe column after 25 years.
• What is roti?
• It's picnic time again.
• Has Wal-Mart been caught selling conventional food under an organic label?
• Local fruits and veggies can make all the difference in recipes.
• Hey, Mother's Day isn't over yet! Maybe the kids can make her this.
• This week's recipes: Easy Cinnamon Rolls, Curried Chicken Salad, Asparagus and Gruyere Frittata, Chicken Tagine, and Ham-wrapped Scallops with Vegetable Medley.

It only took two years, since Carvel bought Cinnabon back in 2004, but the ice cream company is releasing an ice cream version of the famously decadent breakfast buns with its brand new Cinnabon Ice Cream flavor. It is a decadent mix of vanilla ice cream, vanilla crunchies, pound cake pieces, cinnamon and swirls of Cinnabon's cream cheese frosting. It would be hard to go wrong with a flavor combination that sounds that good, and since mix-ins are so popular at so many ice cream shops, consumers are probably more accustomed to the idea of having chunks of cake in their ice cream than they once might have been

The flavor will be going into limited release for the time being, but since 90% of test audiences said that they woulg definitely buy the flavor, it could make it onto the permanent menu before too long.

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