Making appetizers for a huge holiday meal can seem like overkill. There is already so much food coming, do you really need to feed people before you feed them? I always think you do. There is inevitably that stretch of time when everyone is standing around with a drink while all the last-minute things are happening in the kitchen — the turkey is being carved, the gravy is being … [Read more...] about Sweet Potato Biscuits with Candied Bacon and Brown Butter Spread
Cranberry Butterscotch Cookies
A slice-and-bake cookie is such a holiday helper. You can make the dough months in advance and freeze the logs, or make them several days ahead and keep them in the fridge, so you can have warm, freshly baked cookies with very little effort. That’s great for getting ahead of the holiday rush, but it’s also handy for those entertaining emergencies when someone drops by, you … [Read more...] about Cranberry Butterscotch Cookies
Fig, Fruit and Hazelnut Loaf with Whipped Stilton
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
