Minty Meltaways
Delicate little cookies with a tender crumb, aromatic minty flavor and festive green color, these mint meltaways can be eaten as is, or sandwiched with ganache for a more decadent holiday treat.
Author Archives: Julie
Enter the Samosa
Our first try making samosas was a rousing success---beef, potato and peas in a crispy shell, served with homemade apple chutney.
Pierogish
One of my favorite dumplings of all time, the humble pierogi. Make enough to freeze some for unexpected cravings!
Gift-Wrapping
Prosciutto-roasted pork with corn pudding in acorn squash boats: an easy and elegant autumn meal that would be perfect for either company or a quiet family dinner.
Sourdough Pancakes
Two different recipes for sourdough pancakes, for when you need to use up some extra starter.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding Cake
An easy, quick-fix dessert made with pantry ingredients, when you want something sweet without much fuss: chocolate peanut butter pudding cake.
Leftover-fest
Transforming all-American turkey leftovers into Asian comfort food: fragrant pho and crisp egg rolls.
Thanksgiving Recap 2010
A recap of our Thanksgiving dinner from top to tail: turkey with prosciutto-hazelnut butter and all the fixings.
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Crostata
The November 2010 Daring Bakers challenge was making pasta frolla for a crostata; I chose to use it to make a caramel apple cheesecake tart for Thanksgiving.
Crimson Popcorn
Local heirloom popcorn is coated with a simple blend of peanut butter, honey, and sugar for a totally addictive treat like caramel corn that is neither too hard nor too gooey.
Lamb Dumplings with Yogurt Sauce
An unusual recipe for lamb dumplings in a scorched yogurt sauce, more tasty than it sounds.
And Now for Something Completely Different…
Amid all the Thanksgiving planning, we changed things up and had blackened catfish with sweet potato oven fries and sauerkraut coleslaw for dinner.
Bourani
A Greek side dish to go with all those gyros: bourani, a baked rice dish fragrant with tomato and cinnamon.
Brioche Swirls
Whole grain brioche dough baked two ways: a simple cinnamon swirl and a slightly more elaborate streusel-topped apple swirl. A nice change of pace from muffins for breakfast!
The Potato Eaters
Homemade pizza topped with sauted mushrooms and onion, bacon, and thinly sliced red potato.
Quick Change
Making burgers out of meatloaf---seasoned patties to serve on a bun with sauted mushrooms, or open-faced with brown mushroom gravy.
Lasagna Tre Sorelle
I have been a little overwhelmed by the number of pumpkin recipes that swamped the food blogosphere in the month of October. The ways people have been sneaking chunks and dollops of pumpkin into practically…