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Blueberry Streusel Cake

2012-02-09T09:00:00-05:00

I know this cake is a touch out of season but fact is we've been drowning in blueberries lately, so much so that I felt compelled to create this little beauty as a means to help work through our overstock. You see, Muppet's been on a bit of a blueberry bender as of late, begging for them at every turn....

Meatless Monday: Butternut, Carrots and Fennel.....Oh My!

2012-02-06T09:00:00-05:00

Here's another great meatless recipe that includes some of our favorite veggies and fruits. We love making soups and stews of all sorts this time of year as they are great to have in the freezer for a quick weeknight meal when you just don't have time for anything else. Heat a pot full of soup, toss together a quick...

Breakfast Cookies That Will Make Your Kids Think You've Gone Crazy!

2012-02-02T09:00:00-05:00

Hey Dad, what's in the container on the counter? Oh, those are some breakfast cookies I made today. Say what? Did you just say breakfast cookies? Yeah, I thought they'd be great for a breakfast on the fly, they're sort of like a portable bowl of oatmeal. Shut Up! No really, they're loaded with grains and nuts and dried fruit,...

And the Winner of the OXO Egg-Beater is...........

2012-01-30T21:36:10-05:00

Congratulations to Lynda, the terrific cook behind one of my favorite food blogs, TasteFood! She was the lucky winner who's name was drawn from our fabulous "give-away" hat, and will soon be grinning ear to ear as she whips cream with her cool new Oxo Egg Beater. Lynda, please send me a note through the "Contact Me" link at the...

Meatless Monday - Baked Eggs with Spinach, Artichokes and Leeks

2012-01-30T09:00:00-05:00

I'm a huge Paul McCartney fan, in fact I'm a Beatles freak. While I'm a touch too young to have seen the Beatles perform live, I've been fortunate enough to see Paul a few times over the years and I am so grateful to have had the chance. As I sat the other day thinking of performers I REALLY want...

Triple Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

2012-01-27T09:00:00-05:00

Do you remember the post a few weeks ago about the favorite holiday cookie we baked this year, the incomparable Chewy Ginger Cookies ? Well these little lovelies ran a close second in the race for Christmas cookie dominance, so I thought I'd share them with you today. The good news is that they're not like a bûche de noel,...

An Impromptu Chili

2012-01-24T09:00:00-05:00

The pork shoulder roast used to make this chili was originally scheduled for a little "low and slow" oven love before being served up to the gang as a Sunday roast. However, mid-way through prepping it for this purpose I had a change of heart, prompted by my need to get our fridge and pantry inventory below the level that...

Almost Teddies Apple Cake and an OXO Egg Beater Giveaway!

2012-01-20T09:00:00-05:00

A few weeks back I had the good fortune to attend the Boston book launching party for the The Food52 Cookbook . My friend Emily (fiveandspice for all you Food52ers) and her husband hosted a pot-luck gathering where each guest made a dish from the book to bring, it was great fun and a delicious afternoon. As you might imagine...

Parchment Baked Fish with Fennel

2012-01-17T10:22:47-05:00

Baking fish in parchment is a fabulous technique that I'd read about for years but didn't try myself until just the other day, inspired by having seen my chef-friend Jody Adams cook some this way in a recent cooking class I attended. Jody, who along with her husband Ken write and shoot the fabulous home-cooking blog, The Garum Factory, prepared...

3 Layer Guinness - Chocolate Cake

2012-01-13T09:00:00-05:00

A page is turned, a chapter ended. Ever since I was a student at LCB and learned to make a Bûche Pistache, a delicious chocolate-pistachio log shaped cake, it has been Arthas’ choice of birthday cake. I still clearly remember my initial shock when a few months after he had tasted the one I made and brought home from class,...