recipes
Gingered Chocolate Tart with Sweet Potato Crust
This tart was inspired by a fudge pie my mom used to make when I was growing up in Nashville, TN. She got the recipe from a friend named Judy, who was the closest thing to Paula Deen in our family’s social circle. The woman could do wonders with a stick of butter. She made [...]
Stress-Busting Chocolate Snack Mix
If you are like me, when you get stressed, you crave crunchy foods. Nothing is quite as satisfying as crashing on the couch with a bag of potato chips…until, of course, you reach the bottom of said bag, you feel that slow lurch in your stomach, and your whole body starts screaming, “Why?! For the [...]
Spicy Black Bean Brownies
Yesterday, I wrote about my friend who recently discovered she has a wheat intolerance. This is another recipe I made for her. If you have never tried a black bean brownie, do not be afraid. When made correctly, YOU CAN’T TASTE THE BEANS. The brownies are a delicious alternative chocolate treat for those with dietary [...]
Flourless Chili Cornbread
This recipe was born thanks to a friend of mine, who told me this week that she was recently diagnosed as wheat intolerant. She has since been amazed to discover just how many of the foods she loves have wheat in them. One of her biggest disappointments came when she learned that cornbread contains wheat [...]
Pumpkin Pecan Scones with Maple Icing
This recipe was yesterday’s rainy day baking project. I love chilling at home, listening to the rain fall, and concocting something sweet and comforting to put in the oven. These scones are packed with the essential flavors of Fall and make a great afternoon treat on those days when you just want to curl up [...]
Curried Butternut Soup
I don’t think anything says Fall to me more than a creamy squash soup…except maybe all those leaves on the ground. As I mentioned in my last post, I got a great deal on a basket of six squashes at the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market a couple of weeks ago. I used the first butternut today [...]
Farmer’s Market Bounty
In the Summer and Fall, I shop at the local farmer’s markets and roadside farm stands as much as possible. I plan my meals around the locally grown, seasonal produce and am always delighted to see what new things arrive as the months progress. Not only is the food more fresh than what is available [...]
Fig and Ricotta Tart
Words can’t express the joy I feel when I’m roaming through the produce section and see the first fresh figs of the year lining the shelves. Out of all the Fall foods, I love figs the most. Aside from eating them wrapped in a slice of prosciutto, my favorite way to eat them is in [...]
‘Healthier than a Hot Pocket’ Beef and Broccoli Pies
You could eat this… or you could eat that… ‘That’ is a Hot Pocket. A Ham and Cheese Hot Pocket to be more specific. This poster, designed by Justin Perricone, deconstructs the hard to read and often biblically long ingredients list found on most food packaging and puts it back together in a way that [...]
Roasted Salmon with Fennel and Grapes
I love salmon any way I can get. Raw, smoked, roasted, poached, grilled, pan fried, or in a burger, salmon is divine. What I really appreciate about this fish or any fish for that matter, is that the more simply you prepare it, the better it tastes. This recipe rocks in a very versatile way. [...]
