Category Archives: Recipes
The Restorative Power of Yeast Breads
A dear friend and foodie recently had a short hospital stay that involved some pain. As all good friends do, while I was thinking of H lying in agony, I thought “What would make H really happy?” Why a collection … Continue reading
Spicy Sirloin Tip Roast of Beef
Now is the season where we’re eating up what’s left in the freezer. I’d thawed out a sirloin tip roast, and had absolutely no idea what to do with it. Thank you, internet! We started with this recipe, and did … Continue reading
Make Ahead Chocolate Souffle Addendum
These are a few followup notes I have for the Go-To Chocolate Dessert for 2010, having made them again this morning for an upcoming dinner party: Have all ingredients at room temperature before starting. We’ve all seen this in baking … Continue reading
Stout Stew
In my now regular pattern of acknowledging a holiday (in this case, St. Patrick’s Day) after everyone else does, the other night we had Murphy’s Stout Stew for dinner, and it was quite tasty. You may have heard of this … Continue reading
Go-To Chocolate Dessert for 2010
photo by Ward Thompson © 2010 We all need a go-to dessert that will be an automatic pleaser. Especially if we can find one that is either Easy Fast Delicious Chocolate Impressive Of course, it’s best to combine as many … Continue reading
5 Course Dinner for 8, with Wine Pairings
Since I love to throw a dinner party, and I love to cook for people, for the past three years, I have offered a 5 course dinner for 8 in my church’s annual silent auction. This dinner was for last … Continue reading
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Easy Peasy Impressive Dessert: Chocolate Pots de Creme
We’re having guests over for dinner this week, and tonight I made the dessert ahead. I may have blogged about these before. They’re a go-to recipe for chocolate fiends, and they can be made up to 3 days ahead, and … Continue reading
The Homemade BLT Challenge
I jumped on the bandwagon on Michael Ruhlman’s blog to join in on this summer’s BLT From Scratch Challenge, which was one to creatively make a BLT sandwich entirely from scratch, making the bread, the bacon, growing the tomato and … Continue reading
Posted in Cook's 100, Cookbooks, Food, Gardening, Recipes, Slow Food
Tagged BLT, Charcuterie, Cook's 100, Mayonnaise, pancetta, Ratio, Ruhlman, tomatoes
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Zucchini Cakes Galore
Exhibit A: a normal sized courgette, green, with a medium sized yellow summer squash. Both can also be referred to as zucchini. Not pictured, lo zucchino grandissimo (THE HUGE ZUCCHINI, singular) which was utilized in the recipes referenced below. Yes, … Continue reading
New England Split-Top Hotdog Buns
Oh, how we took things for granted in our youth. Those boring little everyday things like these. I recently had leftover cooked lobsters, and decided the best way to serve the cold lobster meat was in Lobster Rolls. Living as … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, hotdog bun, Lobster roll, New England top split hotdog bun
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