Cheesecake at Midnight
Julie | April 27, 2009

The April 2009 Daring Bakers challenge featured all sorts of cheesecake. My variation was pumpkin swirl with a maple almond brittle garnish.
Julie | April 27, 2009

The April 2009 Daring Bakers challenge featured all sorts of cheesecake. My variation was pumpkin swirl with a maple almond brittle garnish.
Julie | April 22, 2009

An easy stir-fry of boneless chicken, fresh asparagus, and black bean-garlic paste.
Julie | April 18, 2009

This is the first edition in a compilation of recipes that were tasty or interesting, but not enough to get their own post in a timely fashion. Bowties with sausage, tomatoes and cream; chicken breasts stuffed with spinach and ricotta; and sweet potato biscuits made from leftover puree.
Julie | April 15, 2009

Two pancake recipes: A basic one that uses the stand mixer, and a multigrain pancake that includes oats, wheat germ and buckwheat.
Julie | April 14, 2009

This recipe pairs ancho-rubbed pork tenderloins with scallion corn muffins and honey-roasted carrots, using a method that allowed me to enjoy cooked carrots for the first time.
Julie | April 13, 2009

Food fit for an Easter celebration: Hot cross muffins studded with dried fruit and drizzled with a blood orange glaze; and simply roast leg of lamb with potato-asparagus pancakes.
Julie | April 8, 2009

We may not be expert crabbers, but that didn’t stop us from enjoying freshly caught Dungeness crab, served in a simple, creamy sauce over fresh spinach pasta.
Julie | April 7, 2009

My son’s first birthday party, celebrated with homemade breadsticks and hummus, stuffed peppers, and a fabulously messy devil’s food white-out cake.