Recipes
so long
One hundred seventy two posts after starting this web site it is time to say so long. As I have alluded to in the last…
chicken and vegetable spring rolls
Ladies and gentlemen, clean out the pantry cabinets 2011 continues. It’s not sexy, glamorous or all that exciting, but I know it’s a dilemma you…
crème fraîche sorbet
When one’s plate is a little fuller than usual (say getting engaged, starting a new job, contemplating foot surgery and taking on being a first…
raspberry rhubarb tartlets
Who doesn’t want a tartlet after dinner? Or as a decadent breakfast? Or snacked on happily in the afternoon? Well, the answer is me apparently…
burg’s potato salad
Ladies and gentlemen, I have terrific news: my hunt for the quintessential potato salad is over. I finally have a straightforward, unfussy potato salad recipe…
strawberry barley scones
Somehow in the midst of the summer heat, leaving my job of six years and starting another, going to our engagement party and taking a…
peanut slaw
Life has been, er, a little jam-packed lately. Despite some lovely time off from my job I seem to go to sleep each evening wondering…
slow roasted tomatoes
Reader, I have run away from home. Until just a few days ago I loved my little apartment, cherished its age and character (read: no…
homemade oreos
Ladies and gentlemen, as of today I am officially a lady of leisure. Well, at least for the next week and a half. I got…
hot and sour rhubarb and pork with noodles
People, this might be one of the strangest things I have ever made. Granted, I thought it tasted wonderful but as I was pulling ingredients…
buttermilk ice cream + berry compote
Wow! Truly, I had no intention of being away for so long. Lately life has been, well, life has been worth living. Wedding planning, dress…
almond lemon tea cake
Marguerite cannot come to the blog today. She says she’s sorry, but to make it up to you she thought she would still share the…
blueberry pie
People often ask me how I choose recipes, and I always answer with a slightly embarrassed degree of honestly: I am entirely selfish and about…
walnut rolls
If I had my way, the recipe I would be sharing with you today would involve fistfuls of impeccable spring vegetables — peas, carrots, rhubarb…
barbecue sauce
For years and years, I shied away from barbecue sauce. Nothing about it appealed to me — gloppy, overly sweet, and in my opinion wholly…
panzanella
Apparently, I enjoy making and serving colorful salads. Who needs to live in a monochromatic food world, anyway? Not me, I suppose. A few days…
cashew caramel cookies
Hi there. We probably do not know each other well so let me ask, have you had any friends over for dinner lately? No? Too…
artichoke and asparagus salad
Saturdays are pretty great, aren’t they? As someone who is devoted to her to do lists Saturday mornings are the perfect opportunity to feel a…
apricot pistachio tart
Springtime has cast its spell on me this year, and I am smitten. Three times last week I caught myself lingering outside between errands lifting…
cucumber and poppy seed salad
Dinner usually does not feel right without a salad. Needless to say, I have shared more than a few favorites with you here and with…
