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Swedish Fruit Cake (Fruktkaka)
No fruitcake jokes. None. This is NOT anyone’s nightmare of a fruitcake, the hefty, dense and vastly feared offering that comes around this time of year. No sir. This is what something labeled ‘Fruit Cake’ should really be. Of course, with me, if I see anything with figs in it, I’m suddenly propelled to make […]
Farro Pilaf with Gold Beets
Pictures can be amazing, can’t they? I sometimes surprise myself when I am going through the photos I’ve taken of my recipes. There are, without a doubt, the ones that hastily cause you to hit the ‘Delete’ key, shuddering in horror; they’re too close or too cloudy or they just don’t allow for one to […]
The truth was in the taste…..
If you saw a recipe for Nutella Swirl Pound Cake, you’d probably think like I did…. “That has to be amazing…..” It was amazing. In fact, amazing or fantastic or decadent or incredible might just begin to scratch the surface of expectation for something with Pound Cake and Nutella in the title. If you’ve got […]
Andean Bean Stew with Squash and Quinoa
November has come, and we’ve been treated to a few simply glorious days. The sunshine is most welcome here, since October winds and rain stripped the trees barren before we had our customary chance to oooh and ahhh over the coloful glory. The tone of the land is now that of bleached straw and flat […]
Apple Crisp with Crystallized Ginger Topping
{{{I’m doing my first guest post over at The LoveFeast Table today! Yeah!}}} Apple Crisp is so Fall, so perfectly suited for the October-November loop, and so willing to apply anyone’s simple signature to it’s luscious ingredients that it has sort of gone beyond being a favorite dessert, becoming more like that old dear friend […]
Can a food item be too healthy?
The FDA is pretty darn good at sounding the alarm over foods that one shouldn’t eat, or maybe not in excess. They’re just as good at recanting that advice after a year or so, more research and maybe some hand deep in their back pocket, but do they ever go the opposite direction? Can a […]
Oh those onions…..
Caramelized onions have become pretty common and ubiquitous. They’re everywhere, gleaming from tart crusts and mixed with all sorts of extras and I should be really tired of them, shouldn’t I? But I still find myself slicing an enormous pile of onions, ridiculous in it’s volume and placing them in my 25-year old skillet with […]
Curried Chickpeas for the impatient
The flavors of a good curry will always be an experience that I seek fervently. I’ve learned as I’ve gotten older that more complex flavors in my mouth are highly desirable, and even a basic curry recipe can be so loaded with ample taste that it’s like fireworks on the tongue. A really good curry, […]
Time for bread
I really need to make more of it. Time that is, especially when I can get this…… for something like 15 minutes of actual work; like getting my hands messy, watching the mixer spin and covering a bowl with plastic kind of work. Whoa. I’m exhausted just thinking about it. But really, I should do […]
Wordless Wednesday
Apple, Brie and Sweet Salty Praline Quesadillas By Kate One medium sized apple of choice, shredded and squeezed to remove excess moisture (I used Honeycrisp) Two sliced Brie cheese Sweet Salty Pralines (method follows) Two Flour tortillas In 8″ skillet, heat one tortilla until starting to crisp and brown. Remove to plate and add second […]