Yesterday, I finally got a chance to search through my Moosewood Cookbook that I’ve had for ages. I tried not to get too distracted on the desserts, since we were looking for easy entrees that we would both enjoy. We found lots, and we were inspired to make calzones last night. I also wrote [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Mini Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cakes
Posted in baking, tagged almond extract, baking, cake, cheesecake, chocolate chips, dessert, graham cracker, lemon, mint, ricotta, vanilla, zest on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Apple™ Crumb Pie (and Thoughts on Local Food)
Posted in baking, tagged apple, autumn, baking, cinnamon, dessert, farm share, farmers market, graham cracker, local food, nutmeg, pie, pie crust, pie-eating contest on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Charlie’s been making this pie for a while, and he always gets extremely rave reviews with it. (This photo is from when he and Ben made the pie for me once!)
You may have noticed when I posted the recipes from All Over Your Face, I omitted the apple pie recipe. That’s because when we [...]
Crockpot Creamy Corn Potato Soup
Posted in cooking, tagged bay leaf, bell pepper, carrots, cayenne pepper, celery, corn, cream, crockpot, easy recipes, farm share, garlic, onion, parsley, slow cooker, soup, tarragon, thyme, vegetable stock on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday was Crockpot Attempt Number Two, and I was really hoping to make use of the wonderful corn that arrived as a last minute addition to our farm share this week. A neighboring farm had shared enough for each of us to take six fresh ears, and I had some potatoes left from last week’s [...]
Autumn’s Arrived Risotto
Posted in cooking, tagged onion, parmesan cheese, risotto, rosemary, squash, thyme, vegetable stock, wine on September 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m digging into the archives since this time last year I was unemployed and cooking all the time, so lots of great fall recipes were developed during that time.
I absolutely love butternut squash, and I tried it with my first attempt at risotto ever. I didn’t really look at a recipe for it, I just [...]
I prefer a wooden spoon. (Or, how it all began.)
Posted in baking, tagged baking, confections, dessert on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I wrote this about a year ago when someone asked me where I learned to bake, so here’s a brief history of what’s behind all the recipes I post.
It just sort of happened, really. Anne taught me pie crust, of course, and my brother’s friend’s mom taught me that brownies are meant to have a [...]
Sneaky Apple Pancakes
Posted in cooking, tagged apple, applesauce, breakfast, brunch, cinnamon, farm share, ginger, healthy, nutmeg, pancakes, vanilla, vegan, whole wheat on September 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I woke up before Charlie did, so I snuck out of bed (not an easy feat, since I sleep on the inside next to a wall) and got to the kitchen. I haven’t been able to do a lot of independent cooking and baking lately because my arthritis in my hands has been [...]
Nectarine Crumb Mini-Muffins
Posted in baking, tagged baking, breakfast, cardamom, cinnamon, crumb topping, dessert, farm share, ginger, muffins, nectarine, sweet bread, vanilla on September 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As you can see, we stole one to eat while they were still cooling.
This week brought nectarines in the farm share, and since we’re going camping, we need something for easy breakfasts. I figured muffins would be a good start, and nectarine muffins sounded delicious. A month or two ago, I’d seen a peach crumb [...]
Eggplant Caprese Sandwich
Posted in cooking, tagged baguette, balsamic, basil, bbq, easy recipes, eggplant, farm share, garlic, mozzarella, sandwiches, spinach, tomato, tomatoes on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Charlie’s school semester just started up again, and his courses are not only a bit more serious (he’s loading up on sociology and social work classes in anticipation of getting an MSW after his undergrad), but he’s got more evening classes than usual and he’s getting home a lot later at night. Our epic dinner [...]
Stovetop-Free Strawberry Pie
Posted in baking, tagged baking, cinnamon, dessert, pie, pie crust, pie-eating contest, strawberry, vanilla on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This was one of the flavors that we offered for the pie-eating contest, and as I mentioned in the Blueberry Crumb entry, I had a lot of trouble finding a recipe that didn’t pre-cook the blueberries into glop.For the strawberry recipes I perused, [I'd never made blueberry or strawberry pie before] I found that the [...]
