Gluten-Free Goat Cheese & Pickled Cherry Tomato Tartlets
Mmm…nothing like the tartness of pickled cherry tomatoes, with their extra zing, paired with a soft and sweet chevre! I was hunting around the kitchen for a snack last night, and was so happy to...
View ArticleA Moroccan Thanksgiving Part I: Salads
Note: Because there’s so many moving parts to this meal, I’ve organized it into 3 parts. This post is only on the appetizers, the next is on the tagine with beef short ribs, apples, and prunes, and the...
View ArticleA Moroccan Thanksgiving Part II: Tagine of Beef Short Ribs, Apples, and Prunes
Note: This is the second part of my 3-part post on my Moroccan-inspired Thanksgiving meal. Part I has the recipes for the 4 salads and appetizers, and Part III has the recipe for the tarte tatin with...
View ArticleA Moroccan Thanksgiving Part III: Tarte Tatin with Apples, Raisins, and Rose...
Note: This is the third part in a series on my Moroccan-inspired Thanksgiving meal. Part I: Moroccan salads is here, and Part II: Tagine of Beef Short Ribs, Apples, and Prunes, is here. All recipes in...
View ArticleRum-Glazed Coconut Bread Pudding
Can this possibly be serious? Wasn’t Thanksgiving and its ridiculous overindulgence only a week ago? (Need I remind anyone, we ate so much I had to spread the meal out over three blog posts.) Swore...
View ArticleA Homemade Challenge and Spaghetti Squash with Tomato Sauce
I love the holidays. Any excuse for a get together where good company combine with good food and drink, and I’m there. A month and a half of these excuses? Yes please. And although many of us tend to...
View ArticleMeyer Lemon Tarts
Butter. Butter. Sugar. Butter. Sugar. Sugar. Lemon. Lemon. Lemon. Lemon. Butter. I could leave it there, but there’s a bit more to the recipe than that. And with that introduction…obviously it’s...
View ArticleSeared Scallops with Pickled Watermelon & Crispy Pork Belly
Having visited New Bedford earlier this week and ogled at the scallop boats, I decided I needed to make a scallop dish this week. Honestly, I’m happy with just simple, seared scallops. It’s the best...
View ArticleHomemade Snickers
This is a real thing. A decadent, over the top, real thing. Seriously, homemade snickers. I found this recipe on the beautiful Not Without Salt. Creamy peanut butter nougat. Salted peanut caramel....
View ArticlePersonal Chef Offerings
With the cold weather starting, I have been in such a comfort food and crafty mood. I’ve been making candies, cookies, biscuits and scones. Roasted a chicken. Took the time to make myself a Medusa...
View ArticleButternut Squash and Celery Root Gratin
Winter is clearly coming, as evidenced by my serious fatten-up efforts. Forget the plummeting temperature; when I start having an almost constant supply of homemade cookies and brownies on hand, it’s...
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