Before I get to talking about how amazing these green onion / scallion pancakes are, I’d like to take a shot at collecting many thoughts from the past month– thoughts that need to be shared “ou...
As far as I’m concerned, everything is better with chocolate. Now, much can’t be said about this chocolate sauce, other than- it’s really good! There is no grand story as to how this was created. I h...
We’ve not spoken since December, and I sincerely apologize for that. Emails flooded my inbox daily for the past couple months, asking if I was well, and if another post would be seen on this site. My...
Tweaked from Here Makes About 36 Pieces This recipe is pretty straight-forward. Melt the butter along with some ground nutmeg (it enhances the flavor of the peanut butter, so be sure not to leave thi...
Makes One 9×5-inch loaf This apple loaf cake is hearty, and quite versatile. It does require quite a few ingredients, but the method for preparing the cake batter is very simple. Everything just...
Makes about 34 Cookies, after you’ve eaten a bit of the cookie dough I do take some liberties with the concept of these Polvorónes, as I do nod to the suspected Levantine origins of these Latin cooki...
Makes 4 tarts This recipe is fairly straight forward- puff pastry, vanilla sugar, light muscovado sugar (can use light brown sugar), and figs-no measuring whatsoever (well, unless you’re planning on ...
Adapted and Inspired by various sources Makes 2 Servings, or enough for one hungry person. This soup tastes like a sexied-up version of this roasted tomato sauce that I shared with you last year. Thi...
Makes 10 halves Inspired by Sophie Dahl These twice baked potatoes are very versatile. If you don’t have crème fraîche, simply use sour cream, instead; I suspect yogurt might work well, too. Just add...
Serves 4-5 Whether you have fresh herbs or dried herbs on hand, this roasted chicken can be made throughout the year on any day of the week. The herbed butter can be prepared a couple days ahead; jus...
Adapted from: Canal House Cooking: Vol. 1 Inspired by: Gourmet Makes a little over 1 quart Making ice cream at home is no big deal. It’s both therapeutic and satisfying, plus- nothing compares to hom...
Inspired by various sources Makes 16 – 25 Brownies The dark muscovado sugar, along with the chocolate (there are a couple notes on chocolate at the bottom of this recipe) is part of what makes ...
I’ve been a hot mess lately. My hair is as crazy looking as it was when I stepped out of the shower this morning. At home, a huge pile of clothing sits patiently on the chair in my bedroom (as it has...
Adapted from Super Natural Every Day (p. 191- “Carnival Cookies”) by Heidi Swanson Makes 20-24 bars To make your own almond meal, simply drop ½ cup (60g/ 2oz) whole almonds (skin and all)...
Cake Adapted from Martha Stewart & Rose Levy Beranbaum Chocolate Frosting adapted from Nigella Lawson Makes 2 eight-inch cake layers; Serves 10-12 (or 4-6 cake addicts) When I decided that making...
Adapted from: Nigella Kitchen by Nigella Lawson Serves: 4-6 If you are making this recipe at the peak of strawberry season, I’d cut down on the vanilla sugar by a lot, depending on how sweet the berr...
Makes 20-24 Serves 4 – 6 (or 2 very hungry adults) It’s amazing how we inherit recipes through family. My mother inherited this recipe through marriage. When she married my father, she learned ...
Makes 6 Servings (Serves 2-3 People) Although the preparation for these lamb chops is rather quick and simple, you will need quite a few ingredients to make this recipe. The layers of flavor and text...
Serves 3-5 Although this couscous doesn’t need much time to make (Because of the instant couscous. Cough.), it does require quite a few ingredients. The yogurt dressing adds a lot to the salad, and i...
Oh, yes- just a little plastic surgery. A nose job. A tummy tuck. And a few implants here-and-there… I’m not speaking about myself. The Sophisticated Gourmet got a little surgery earlier today....
Adapted by various sources including: Here, Here and Here Makes about a dozen biscuits Chilled ingredients, a light touch, and the proper ingredients are crucial to making buttermilk biscuits. I pref...
Adapted from THIS post Makes 12 I suspect that maybe adding a pinch of nutmeg to the cinnamon sugar mixture might enhance the flavors of the topping a bit. As for the glaze, if you prefer using vanil...
Dearest Readers, Say hello to The Kitchen Generation. A top-secret project that you may have heard me speaking about on twitter I cannot express how excited I am. My friends, Elissa, Hannah, Lauren, ...
Inspired by Dorie Greenspan’s Baking: From My Home To Yours Makes two 8×4-inch loaf cakes or a two-layer 8-inch cake This carrot cake tastes best after it is frosted, covered, and chilled ...
Best Cocoa Brownies Adapted from Alice Medrich’s Bittersweet via Epicurious Makes 16-32 brownies When making these brownies, I tried several different combinations of flour. In the end, I felt ...
Before I open up a new planner book with “2011” marked across its pages, I’d like to squeeze one last post into 2010- A New York-Style Soft Pretzels Recipe. It’s the kind of recipe that many people c...
Adapted from Martha Stewart Living, December 2008 (page 226) Makes About 24 Clusters I prefer this recipe with Valrhona Manjari chocolate (which works especially well), but a 52- 54% Callebaut chocol...
While everyone is asleep, baking, grilling, setting up their dinner table for guests, and letting just-out-of-the-oven pies cool near the window, I would like to share how thankful I am this year. My...
Adapted from Cook’s Illustrated and Smitten Kitchen Makes about 12 standard-sized muffins These muffins are best served right out of the oven and spread with room-temperature butter. You can substitu...
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