Before molten lava cake or chocolate fondants or fallen chocolate cake there was Tunnel of Fudge Cake. It’s a classic recipe, and I am sure many people have their own version. Tunnel of Fudge Cake is possibly the recipe that I have been making longer than any other, and more often. My mother passed this recipe on to me; she’d gotten it from my cousin and kept it in her little … [Read more...] about Tunnel of Fudge Cake
Bacon Popcorn
Bacon Popcorn. Yep. How about a giant bowl of this in front of the big game? Slightly sweet, perfectly salty with the amazing flavor of crispy bacon. Popcorn cooked in bacon fat is nothing new. I imagine it was a popular method before cooking oil could be readily bought and folks were a bit more thrifty about waste. I often use bacon fat from my stove-side canister to … [Read more...] about Bacon Popcorn
Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
There is magic in soup. A beautiful kitchen alchemy in which a few simple ingredients are magically transformed into culinary precious treasure. There is nothing to me more satisfying than hefting the weight of my good enameled cast-iron Dutch oven from its special nook and placing it on the burner, ready to start my experiments, ready to create. Soup runs from the sublime … [Read more...] about Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
Mozzarella in Carrozza
January is National Soup Month and I have been celebrating in style, and passing my favorite recipes along to you. And what could be better with a bowl of soup than a grilled cheese sandwich of some sort. Now, I will readily admit to being a fan of the individually wrapped cheese slice on white bread version, but it is occasionally nice to step out of the ordinary. So here’s … [Read more...] about Mozzarella in Carrozza
Roasted Vegetable Stracciatella
Italian egg-drop soup. That’s how I have heard versions of this soup described. And there appear to be many versions, with light chicken broth, or added spinach or chicken. In fact, the first time I concocted this soup, I didn’t know stracciatella was an actual thing. It was pure kitchen happenstance, and one little discovery I am glad to have made. My … [Read more...] about Roasted Vegetable Stracciatella
