Soft with an indent filled with sweet jelly. Thumbprint cookies are such a treat. These, scented with cinnamon, are the best jelly thumbprint cookies ever. When I was in middle school, baking cookies became my thing. Chocolate chip cookies were a favorite. Sometimes peanut butter cookies. But sweet, cinnamon-scented cookies with jelly in the middle …
Transform leftover Easter bunnies — or whatever leftover chocolate you have — into a rich, creamy hot chocolate. After forgetting the cocoa at the grocery store Thursday and getting snowed in on Friday, I was jonesing for a nice hot chocolate. Alas, we had none left. At least, we didn’t have any of the usual …
Recreate a convenience food favorite with this quick and easy recipe for Cheesy Smashed Potatoes. About a month ago, my husband began challenging me when we were in the grocery store. He likes to buy boxed mashed potatoes, crocks of macaroni and cheese and other pre-made foods. Meanwhile, I like to make everything fresh. Knowing …
I get reminiscent every so often about all the good food I ate while studying at Barnard College in New York. My friends really opened my eyes to some great ethnic foods that I might not have sampled otherwise. Around Barnard, restaurants were (and are) aplenty and some became lifelong favorites. There was Zula, the …
Sauteed in butter and quick to make, this Tomato and Spinach Chicken recipe is a perfect toss-together dinner for nights when you aren’t sure what to make. It’s 3:42 p.m., and Will is playing in his Exersaucer. I am busy trying to write and send out some queries. There is a pound of defrosted chicken …
Salty corned beef is heated in a skillet with maple syrup and then smothered with sauerkraut and Swiss cheese for a delightful, unexpected dish. This corned beef skillet is a wonderful recipe for one. Welcome to Sarah’s Cucina Bella! This was my very first post on SCB, published on November 9, 2005. I would love …
