Category: Recipes
Steak, Peppers and Onions Pizza
Over the last week, our small town has come together time and again to mourn, cry and laugh. There have been long, meaningful hugs. We’ve rehashed where our kids were and what they saw and heard. And we’ve found moments of levity to laugh about. Those have been so important. Over the last week, we’ve [...]
Chocolate Buttermilk Holiday Cake
There are only 12 days left until Christmas. Twelve! And there’s so much to do before then. Shopping and wrapping and decorating and shipping. Are you ready? Because I totally am not yet. Oh my. But one thing I don’t have to worry about is what I will be contributing to the holiday table this [...]
Chocolate Peanut Butter Holiday Cookie Pops
The kids have been excitedly preparing for their special holiday concert. Every night, Will has closed the door to his room and practiced the songs he’d be singing with his class. It was so sweet — especially when he worried this morning that he didn’t practice enough (don’t worry — he did). But here’s the [...]
Smoked Salmon and Tarragon Egg Salad Crostini
Sunday was to be the day that I decorated our porch for the holidays with lights and merriment. But then I spent hours Christmas shopping and returned as darkness was setting in. (For the record, that happens starting a little after 4 pm these days … the December darkness is a little maddening, to be [...]
Toffee Crunch Cookies
“After you,” the older man said as we reached the coffee urn, our paper cups in hand and ready to be filled. I thanked him and filled mine with the dark, hot liquid. Adding sugar and milk, we chatted. Sure, I had gulped down a coffee before church, but another is always welcome. So is [...]
Salmon Cakes En Croute
One summer weekend a few years ago, I lured a few good friends from New York with the promise of a home cooked dinner and some girl time (as well as seeing my two little ones, who they love). During the course of cooking, I asked them to go pluck some herbs from the herb [...]
Roasted Veggies and Rice Noodles with Poached Egg
My world right now is dominated by work and schedules and Christmas trees and baking and Christmas pageants and decorating and gift planning (we’ll get to the buying soon, I hope …) and … ‘Tis the season. Between all this push-pull of responsibilities and seasonal traditions and holiday excitement, I am trying to soak in [...]
Cranberry White Chocolate Muffins
When I bought three pounds of cranberries for Thanksgiving, I knew I would only use two pounds for the duo of cranberry sauces I was making. Still, cranberries aren’t as readily available for much of the year, so if there was ever a time to enjoy them, it’s now. And I thought maybe — just [...]
Roasted Carrots with Thyme
Carrots are … well, just carrots. They’re fine. You can steam them, glaze them, butter them … and they’re okay. Maybe you make them because they are a neutral vegetable that everyone will eat. Maybe they are a must on the holiday table and go well with the turkey or ham or whatever protein you [...]
Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies
I have two words for you: Christmas. Cookies. (I am ridiculously thrilled to start Christmas cookie season. What? That’s not a season? Come on!) The other night I was talking to Cate online and confessed that while I was excited for Thanksgiving, I was more really super excited for the day after Thanksgiving — and [...]
