Seasonal recipes for today's kitchen
Richly toasted oats, crunchy seeds, sweet coconut, and golden raisins blend together to make a granola that’s sure to brighten your morning. An older version of this tasty cereal was one of the specialties of my father-in-law Walter, or as I call him, Big Wally.–Read more
Imagine a Valentine’s dessert that’s warm, spicy and the color of an old-fashioned Cupid’s heart. That’s where my brain went to when I saw Ina Garten’s recipe for an oven-roasted applesauce flavored with fresh raspberries in her latest book, Cooking for Jeffrey. Ina is famous–Read more
As I was making my way back home from a walk in the park recently, I passed by a house where someone was baking cookies. How did I know? The smell of butter and sugar and crisped golden-edged deliciousness was wafting down the sidewalk. That–Read more
Yesterday was Pi Day, 3/14. Making a pie with a crust didn’t appeal to me, so I made a cake instead–a vegetable cake. I figured that as long as the final dish was round, we could have a true Pi celebration. A New Twist on Baked Cauliflower The recipe–Read more
My dad is a talented, adventurous cook. Whether he is making a healthy dinner for two or whipping up a meal for the 25 members of his supper club, he is interested in novel ingredients, creative techniques, and both new and traditional recipes. Having lived–Read more
Today the whole house was filled with the smell of warm spices, a perfect counterpoint to the cold temperatures outside. While many kitchens will be combining pumpkin with cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice to make pies this time of year, I used those ingredients to create a pumpkin–Read more