Dairy / Desserts / Eggs / Vegetables

Sweet Corn Gelato

About a week ago, I made some sweet corn gelato. It's served at Otto, a Mario Batali/Joe Bastianich restaurant in NYC.   It's a recipe from Meredith Kurtzman, Otto's pastry…

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August 12, 2011

Breads and Muffins / Dairy / Eggs

Honey Cornbread Muffins

Recently, I had some of the best fried chicken I've ever eaten. It came from a tiny place in Greenport, NY called Salamanders. I tried to buy chicken there once…

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August 7, 2011

Breads and Muffins / Chocolate / Eggs

Two-Bite Chocolate Chunk Muffins

I was looking for something different for the boys the other day and stumbled across this recipe. The boys LOVED them and so did our guests. These muffins were inhaled…

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August 1, 2011

Breads and Muffins / Breakfast/Brunch / Dairy / Eggs / Fruit

Strawberry and Rosemary Scones

Here's another delicious recipe made with Mrs. Eldredge's fresh strawberry jam.   These scones are wonderful and the rosemary gives them a really interesting and complex flavor. You wouldn't think…

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July 28, 2011

Desserts / Eggs / Fruit

Butter and Jam Thumbprints

My grandmother spent every summer of her adult life in a very small town in central Maine called Unity. It's a beautiful town on Lake Winnecook (or as my grandmother…

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July 19, 2011

Chocolate / Desserts / Eggs

Alice Medrich’s New Classic Brownies

I have quite a few brownie recipes on this site, but this is now my go-to recipe.  These brownies are incredibly fudgy and delicious. One word of warning - please…

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July 15, 2011

Breakfast/Brunch / Cheese / Eggs / Main Dishes / Vegetables

Lamb’s Quarters Quiche

I love picking up my weekly vegetables from the CSA.   We were recently given Lamb's Quarters.   I had never heard of them before so I had to look them up.  …

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July 15, 2011

Chocolate / Desserts / Eggs

Dulce de Leche Brownies

I had some Dulce de Leche in my refrigerator left over from making Alfajores that was begging to be used. I've had great luck with David Liebovitz's desserts so when…

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July 1, 2011

Appetizer / Breakfast/Brunch / Eggs / Vegetables

Potato Torta

This torta has only a few ingredients, but sometimes the most delicious dishes are the most simple. This is very similar to a Spanish Omelet which is a very common…

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June 6, 2011

Chocolate / Desserts / Eggs / Snacks

Chocolate Chip Biscotti

I'm still pretty new to making biscotti, but I have to say that biscotti are very easy to make.    I always thought biscotti looked difficult, but they're really not.   There's…

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June 3, 2011