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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,...

Twice Baked Curried Sweet Potatoes

2012-01-10T09:00:00-05:00

My never ending quest to turn the kids onto sweet potatoes in a form other than french fries had me crafting these twice-baked darlings the other day. These are a breeze to put together, are infinitely customizable to your tastes, and offer a nice mix of flavors and textures that our kids really liked. We served these up with a...

Lemon-Poppy Pound Cake

2012-01-06T09:06:00-05:00

This is the first recipe that Muppet and I have baked from the cookbook I bought her for her birthday this year. The book is the first from one of our favorite local pastry chefs, the delightful Joanne Chang. Joanne's book is named after her bakery, "Flour", and is a beautifully produced collection of many of the confections that have...

Pomegranate Pork with Gingered Kale

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

Happy New Year Everyone! This recipe was inspired by one I found in a Whole Foods magazine recently. I was excited to play with it last week not only because of its lovely green and red holiday appearance (the greens look a bit like a Christmas tree, don't you think?), but because kale and pork are always welcome guests at...

Happy Holidays Everyone!

2011-12-25T09:00:00-05:00

No recipe today, just a few festive shots of Muppet's Gingerbread Village to brighten your day. Regardless of what holiday you celebrate this season, all of us here at Oui, Chef wish you festivities full of love, laughter, and of course, lots of great food! See you in 2012! Like they say...."It takes a village", preferably one made entirely of...

And the Winner is......Chewy Ginger Cookies!

2011-12-23T09:00:00-05:00

This is the year that my sibs and I finally cried uncle and decided to suspend holiday giving between our families. We did this for a couple of reasons. First, all of our kids are now teens and are basically impossible to shop for, preferring to receive cold-hard cash (large denominations, please) in lieu of any creative gift idea we...