chocolate caramel tart

Chocolate, Photo, Sweet Tarts and Pies

As I have mentioned once or twice before, the sure sign that I have found the latest recipe of my dreams is that I make…

October 31 2010Read More

bean, corn and squash stew

Beans, Corn, Fall, Peppers, Photo, Soup, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter Squash

Without small children of my own, I have somehow overlooked that Halloween is this weekend.  Sure, I have passed by the plastic jack-o-lanterns at the…

October 28 2010Read More

toasted almond scones

Almonds, Nuts, Photo, Scones

Scones can be little clouds of joy, bliss and what I imagine heaven to be.  As an avid coffee drinker (Peet’s Sumatra blend or their…

October 25 2010Read More

mosaic biscotti

Chocolate, Cookies, Hazelnuts, Nuts, Photo, Pistachios

Biscotti and I get along, but I find them confusing (says the girl eying the nearly empty cookie sheet).  Technically a cookie, biscotti is baked…

October 22 2010Read More

chicken braised with figs, honey, and vinegar

Fall, Figs, Fruit, Herbs, Onions, Photo, Poultry, Vegetables

Meet my new favorite cut of chicken: the leg.  Strictly out of habit, I’ve been a card carrying member of the skinless, boneless chicken breast…

October 19 2010Read More
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