Category: Recipes

  • Irish Apple Cake

    Irish Apple Cake

    Do you suppose I could persuade you into believing that I am very, very early with my St. Patrick’s Day posting? I’m like one of those Guinness clocks they have…

  • Farro e Fagioli (with Beets)

    Farro e Fagioli (with Beets)

    This is a soup to crave, which is quite unfortunate because it’s not a soup that you can make with a moments thought. First you have to soak beans overnight,…

  • Raclette Mac & Cheese

    Raclette Mac & Cheese

    My first taste of raclette was in the small town of Chamonix that lies in the shadow of Mont Blanc. Cameron and I were there for our honeymoon where we…

  • Nothing New Muffins

    Nothing New Muffins

      There is nothing new here today. I’d love to give you a recipe that I haven’t given you before, but I’m afraid I can’t. My grand ideas of trying…

  • The Italian Farmer's Table

    The Italian Farmer's Table

    The summer we went to Italy, Cam & I came home with dreams of packing up and finding some little Italian cottage to call home. I’d meet local food artisans…

  • Family Recipes

    Family Recipes

    Cole is taking Food Science this semester, and one of her projects was to create a small book of family recipes. She’s probably the only one in her class that…

  • Big Sur Breakfast

    Big Sur Breakfast

    About a month ago, I picked up a copy of The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook, more than partly inspired by Sara Remington’s spectacular photography. Seriously, can you look at these…

  • Harvest Muffins

    Harvest Muffins

    We aren’t really a Thanksgiving holiday tradition family. We never did much around it in my house growing up other than maybe having turkey cutlets for dinner (more likely, we’d…

  • Emmer Strawberry Buns

    Emmer Strawberry Buns

    Leo stared out the window, looked for the sun, and then turned around and sat with a big hurumpf. He’s an old dog who has seen his fair share of…

  • Pear Eggnog Trifle

    Pear Eggnog Trifle

    It’s a little early for me to be thinking about holiday desserts. And by a little, I mean about 52 days too early. I’m not one to have a full…

  • Escape Velocity

    Escape Velocity

    The past few weeks, I’ve been battling the gravity of my couch. It’s amazing how quickly things can go from a million miles an hour to a full, dead stop.…

  • Gourmet

    Gourmet

    I have a confession about Gourmet magazine. You could, perhaps, blame me, at least a little bit, for it’s financial ruin. See, last time my subscription was about to run…