Pear Tarts
An Accidental Dessert: Pear Tarts The other day I poached some pears. I was trying to recreate a savory tart – pears with cheese – that I saw on the internet. The tart was not a big success. It was fine but it had a …
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Thyme Roasted Sweet Potatoes
A Delicious Winter Side Dish: Thyme Roast Sweet Potatoes Like a lot of people, I’m not a perfect eater. I would describe myself as healthy-ish. One of the big advantages of cooking pretty much all of our food myself, though, is that we are able …
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Old Fashioned Baking: Oatmeal Raisin Cookies I am often torn between wanting to bake “fancy” things and wanting to bake comfort foods from my childhood. Fancy things include macarons, French pastries, croissants. Comfort foods include brownies, layer cakes, and cookies – the old-fashioned kind like …
Lentil Soup
French Food and Lentil Soup Being French, my husband knows a lot about good food. Even today, my mother-in-law is an amazing cook who sometimes spends days preparing one dish. No pressure there. This also means, however, that he sometimes requests things that sound less …
Chewy Molasses Ginger Cookies
Cozy Up to Winter with Chewy Molasses Ginger Cookies I always think it’s kind of weird the way people put up their holiday decorations the day after Halloween and then take them down the day after Christmas. This is the hard part of the year, …
Apple Mini Pies
A New and More Delicious Tradition: Apple Mini Pies It is mid November so my mind has naturally turned to Thanksgiving. Growing up, Thanksgiving was all about “tradition,” basically, eating the same foods every year. Because I was a kid in the early 70s, that …
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
A Perfect Fall Treat: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Like a lot of people, autumn is my absolutely favorite season. I love the weather and the beautiful leaves. I love Halloween and Thanksgiving. Most of all, I love an excuse to be inside and be cozy. …
Apple Cinnamon Rolls
The Recipe I’m Saving for a Competition: Apple Cinnamon Rolls I guess it comes as no surprise that I like to watch cooking competition shows. Chopped is one of my favorites and I enjoy yelling what I would make at the television. There’s snake in …
Beef with Broccoli
Saving Money with Homemade Beef with Broccoli There is a super good Chinese restaurant in my town. Their food is absolutely delicious. The best way I can describe it is, “clean.” Do you know what I’m going for here? Not oily. Crisp, fresh. Also? Very …
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Pumpkin and Spice and Everything Nice: Pumpkin Snickerdoodles I think the first time I ever heard of snickerdoodles was when I was out of chocolate chips and looking for a recipe that didn’t involve chocolate. I guess I didn’t like what I read, because that …
