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

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

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

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

Chocolate Dutch Baby

My boys love when I make them a Big Dutch Baby for breakfast (well at least three out of four do, but in my book three out of four isn't…

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April 22, 2011

Chocolate / Dairy / Desserts / Eggs

Chocolate and Meringue Angel Pie

This is a really fun and different dessert, and it's perfect for impressing guests. I love meringue cookies, and this pie sits in a giant meringue shell. The shell is…

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April 11, 2011

Breads and Muffins / Dairy / Eggs / Fruit

Orange Pound Cake

I had a number of left-over Honeybells from my fruit-of-the month club delivery. A big box came last month, and we didn't eat them fast enough. When fruit hits their…

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March 11, 2011

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

Roasted Vegetable Frittata

This is a perfect, quick, meatless  weeknight dinner.    I think this is truly the best frittata I have ever tried.  The flavors of the roasted vegetables really pop in your…

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January 24, 2011

Beef / Cheese / Eggs / Main Dishes / Vegetables

Individual Beef Wellingtons with Mushroom, Spinach and Blue Cheese Filling

This was the pièce de résistance of my Christmas Eve menu. I made 12 of these and it took over 5 hours to assemble them and that was with help…

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January 10, 2011