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
Snacks And Starters
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)
Honey Butter Glazed Banana Bread
I have said before that I am a banana bread purist (see Buttermilk Banana Bread and Banana Bread for One). I don’t add nuts, I don’t like it with chocolate chips, I leave out spices so the banana flavor shines through. But alas, I think we all at some point end up with more bananas than we know what to do with. This happened to me after a grocery delivery order … [Read more...] about Honey Butter Glazed Banana Bread
Tomato Artichoke Dip
Years ago, my aunt gave me a sweet little book called Never Eat More Than You Can Lift by Sharon Tyler Herbst. It’s a compendium of quotations about food (“Life is too short to bother with tasteless tomatoes” – Cindy Pawlcyn). Scattered throughout are a few recipes. My aunt gave me the book with the explicit instruction to make the Tartichoke Dunk immediately. And I … [Read more...] about Tomato Artichoke Dip
Oatmeal Get Up and Go Muffins
I have been engaged in the tedious process of updating aspects of my website. It can be boring, but it also reminds me of little treasures from the past, and so as I continue this project, I will be re-posting some gems from the archives, like this perfect back to school breakfast on the go. Enjoy! When the reality of the new school year and the end of summer hit, having a … [Read more...] about Oatmeal Get Up and Go Muffins
