Grilled Cheese with Apricot Jam and Arugula
Remember a week or so ago when I begged, er, asked nicely to vote for my rainbow cake in the Butter recipe exchange? Well, if...
Browned Butter Mashed Potatoes
Last Thanksgiving post, I promise. I’ve made an executive decision not to post the stuffing and the Brussels sprouts recipe, but if you are interested,...
Chocolate Creme de Menthe Crinkle Cookies
A Christmas cookie if I ever saw one. Snowy. Chocolaty. Minty fresh. Delicious. Granted, my cookies looked nothing like the decadent black goliaths from the...
Cranberry Jam
In continuing with what could be our most successful Thanksgiving ever, this just might be the best cranberry sauce ever. Our cranberry dilemma usually consists...
Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie with Bourbon Whipped Cream
I bet you’ve never seen a pumpkin pie as pretty as this one. I also bet you’ve never been threatened by your own husband and...
Sweet Potato Buttermilk Biscuits
One Final Plea: Please take a moment and vote for my Rainbow Cake (entry #8) and help me win a $150 butter gift basket from...
Thanksgiving Wrap Up and Malt-Beer-Brined Turkey
Another wonderful Thanksgiving, come and gone. Much like last year, we cooked for 11. And also like last year, the 3 of us stuffed ourselves...
Rainbow Cake
I think you all know what this time of year is. Yes, I know it’s Thanksgiving, but more importantly, it’s also Robin’s birthday. My little...
Italian Adventure Part IV: Finale in Florence
Our trip ended where it started, in Florence. We flew in and out of the tiny airport, which, aside from the delayed luggage (we lived...
Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Puddings
Sometimes a recipe speaks to you, so loudly it is practically shouting. When you find a recipe like that you have no choice but to...
Italian Adventure Part III: To the Sea
From the country, to the city, to the sea… Our next stop took us to the area known as the Cinque Terre (aka five lands)....
Lasagne Bolognese
Pop quiz: what are the main ingredients in lasagne? If you said marinara, ricotta, and noodles, you’d be 2/3 wrong. At least in the case...
