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15 December 2009
Ethel’s Sugar Cookies
These are not just any sugar cookies. No, sir, these are the sugar cookies. These have been my sugar cookies since my Mom first showed me how dough is rolled (...)
26 October 2017
Tessa’s Spice Cake
It’s always exciting to see a new book from the Ottolenghi group, and this latest, devoted to sweet treats, is another winner. I received a review copy of (...)
25 September 2009
Thai Style Crab Cakes
I’ve made crab cakes many times in the past. I’ve made different sizes and mixed up the ingredients in small ways, but nothing really new and different in any (...)
11 April 2011
Pecan Squares Americana
These pecan squares were one more item I baked for the bake sale, but they’re not just any pecan squares. This recipe originated at the Americana Hotel in (...)
22 July 2012
Wild sockeye salmon with lemon butter sauce
With salmon as fresh and lovely as this was, I was inclined to cook it as simply as possible. But, I still wanted to dress it up at least a little. This (...)
7 September 2011
Chocolate Pear Cake
I know that I’m easily distracted, but sometimes that leads to very good things. The other day, I was thumbing through Donna Hay’s book Flavors looking for (...)
3 February 2016
Macaron Infiniment Café
I always think of macarons as little jewels of the cookie world. They’re a delicate, complicated cookie that’s a bit fiddly to make but so very pretty. I had (...)
1 April 2009
Strawberry Jam Cake
I read Sweets: Soul Food Desserts and Memories last year, made one of the cakes in the book, and mentally bookmarked several other pages. One of those was the (...)
13 July 2010
Key Lime Bundt Cake with Margarita Frosting
I’m always mentioning my CSA, but what I currently receive isn’t a share from a single farm. I’ve been receiving a box every other week from Farmhouse (...)
29 November 2017
Papaya cocktails
Like every food show fan, I’ve seen Gail Simmons on tv for years. But, I somehow never knew her career history until reading her first cookbook Bringing It (...)
14 August 2014
Milk Chocolate Ice Cream
I wasn’t kidding when I said that I want ice cream for every meal during the summer. And, this Milk Chocolate Ice Cream is simple enough to make that I really (...)
14 January 2010
Spaghetti with spicy clam sauce
I have a new book to mention today, and I’ll probably be referencing it frequently. I had seen Stir: Mixing it Up in the Italian Tradition included on several (...)
25 April 2016
Bourbon Bread
One of things I’m enjoying most about my new kitchen is the counter space on the island where I can work with dough. First, there’s plenty of room to knead and (...)
7 October 2010
Sri Lankan Sweet Potatoes with Cardamom and Chiles
Sweet potatoes keep coming in our CSA bushels, and they are a welcome site. My favorite use of them is making oven fries seasoned with various chile powders. (...)
1 April 2016
Poppy seed danish with cherry and cream cheese filling
One of my favorite things about Easter is choosing a sweet bread or pastry to bake for the occasion. Over the years, I’ve made various coffee cakes and filled, (...)
8 April 2010
Egg Salad Tartines with Smoked Salmon
Of course there were eggs for Easter. I usually make deviled eggs, but this year I decided to mix it up just a bit. The flavors here were the same as what (...)
18 May 2009
Roasted potato and leek soup
I caught a little bit of Barefoot Contessa on the Foodnetwork the other day, and I saw her making this soup. This was just a potato leek soup, but when I watch (...)
25 April 2015
Beer-battered shrimp with spicy ketchup
I’m really good at being a picky eater. That’s been true my whole life. There are certain foods that I never eat and ingredients I always avoid. But, I’m not (...)
20 June 2010
Banana-Date Tea Cake
I had leftover dates after making tamarind-date chutney, and I started thinking about different ways to use them in baking. Date scones came to mind, and I (...)
24 August 2011
Granola Bars
Clearly, I use hiking as an excuse to make homemade granola bars. Last year, I made fruit and nut energy bars which we took with us while hiking in Arizona, (...)
18 February 2011
German Chocolate Cake
This really didn’t need to be so complicated. I asked Kurt what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday, and he didn’t say “you can decide” or “give me some (...)
31 January 2013
Homemade Ginger Ale
Do you know the difference between salsify and scorzonera? Actually, I wasn’t even familiar with scorzonera until I read Roots: The Definitive Compendium with (...)
29 June 2016
Cinnamon Roll Cake
I’m so easily tempted by cake. The combination of tender, sweet crumb and rich frosting on top is always decadent and usually a sign of a celebration. The new (...)
29 November 2010
Candied Orange Peel
I've made all sorts of chutneys and chunky fruit sauces that I've refrigerated and used quickly, but I've never preserved jars and jars of summer fruit with (...)
14 July 2009
Sourdough baguette and bread adventure
Last weekend, with Bastille Day approaching, I made a plan to prepare some French food and decided to give the baguettes from the Breads from the La Brea (...)
