I really don’t know where this recipe came from, but whenever I make it, it feels very homey English country house to me. Maybe I picked it up when I lived in England. It’s a fruitcake, which the British are very fond of, but it is nothing like the traditional Christmas variety. It’s sweet, but also a little savory, with big, crunchy hazelnuts running through all that fruit. … [Read more...] about Fig, Fruit and Hazelnut Loaf with Whipped Stilton
Maple Blondies
I really love maple syrup. I don’t make myself pancakes or waffles very often, so I have to get my maple fix in other ways. Like these delicious blondies. Blondies are already one of my favorite simple treats — all the chewy, buttery satisfaction of a brownie, without the chocolate — and maple syrup seems particularly at home in them. It plays beautifully with the brown … [Read more...] about Maple Blondies
Fig and Gorgonzola Stuffed Pork Loin
Fall always makes me want to have people over for dinner. The days get shorter, the evenings get cooler and suddenly gathering around a table for a proper meal seems like exactly the right thing to do. And if you are going to have a dinner party, you might as well serve something with a little drama. This Fig and Gorgonzola Stuffed Pork Loin certainly delivers. Slice into … [Read more...] about Fig and Gorgonzola Stuffed Pork Loin
Pumpkin Recipe Round – Up
Nothing says fall quite like pumpkin—but I'm not talking about pumpkin-flavored everything from the grocery store. Pumpkin is a wonderfully versatile ingredient in the kitchen, and it deserves better than being relegated to coffee and packaged snacks. Over the years, I've used pumpkin in everything from creamy pasta and chili to pizza dough, focaccia, popovers and, of … [Read more...] about Pumpkin Recipe Round – Up
Three Tea Sandwiches for Mahjong and More (Curried Egg Salad, Peppered Ham and Cheddar, Turkey, Brie and Apple)
I haven’t always been a joiner. No jumping on a bandwagon. But I have definitely caught on to the mahjong hype. I was late to the party, largely because the first friends I knew who started playing did so years before it became a national obsession and I that time I thought it was a little weird to be honest. Then the game started to get attention, and it seemed like everyone I … [Read more...] about Three Tea Sandwiches for Mahjong and More (Curried Egg Salad, Peppered Ham and Cheddar, Turkey, Brie and Apple)
