Greatest Hits of 2011
So what clicked the most with my readers this year? A few conspicuous trends, heavy on the cannin’ and jammin’ […]
Paper Chef: Nectarine Upside-Down Cake with Green Tea Ice Cream
With the ingredients nectarines, cornmeal, almonds and green tea for this month’s Paper Chef, I immediately thought of an upside-down […]
Paper Chef 60: Lamb Kofte on Flatbread with Grilled Apricots and Goat Cheese
I like playing with words as much as I like playing with food. So it struck a chord when Paper […]
Paper Chef 59: Barbecued Quail with Cabbage Cucumber Slaw
July here on the East Coast U.S. means hot days with long lasting light, when we often cook outdoors for […]
Chocolate Bread Pudding with Lime Custard and Strawberries
Paper Chef is back! I’ve been following and sometimes participating in Paper Chef for years. It has been the longest […]
Kale and Pasta Ribbons with Croutons and Butternut Squash
At this time of year, when the weather’s turning to autumn, we have a bounty of hearty greens and winter […]
Zucchini Lemongrass Pancakes with Fresh Peach Salsa
Late summer suppers draw from the wonderful farm produce that still abounds. Since this is Labor Day weekend here in […]
Date-Nut Bread with Cranberry Orange Cream Cheese
Teatime! This old-fashioned Date-Nut Bread reminds me of my Scottish grandmother. That and shortbread, and fruitcake, sliced very thin. When […]
Paper Chef 54: the Winner
Oh how I love a good read, and good ideas about food, so this monthly cooking event always gets the […]
Wheat Berry Salad with Zucchini, Fava Beans and Raspberry Sauce
For Paper Chef 54, I randomly drew three ingredients – raspberries, zucchini/courgettes and beans – and got to choose a […]
In Season… White Peach Sorbet and Paper Chef 54
Cathy of Showfood Chef selected my entry in the last Paper Chef Challenge as the winner (though I thought it […]
Salmon Terrine with Leeks and Mushrooms in Vodka Cream
Our kitchen is all about seasonality. We want to taste the seasons. In the mood for early summer entertaining, with […]
Wilted Dandelion Greens with Wasabi Cream and Duck Bacon
This is a story about how one thing leads to another and produces an unexpected result. I made two amazing […]
Orange-roasted Lobster Salad for Paper Chef 51
I love how, in Paper Chef and other challenges, the random selection of ingredients, sometimes complementary, sometimes incongruous, evokes an […]
Paper Chef 50: the Winner Takes the Cake
Every month I read how hard it is to judge the Paper Chefchallenge and I think, okay, that’s being polite. […]
Paper Chef 49: Seafood Pot Pie with Fennel and Peppers
Prawns, fennel, sweet pepper and passion. Hmm. Lots of possibilities for this Paper Chef challenge. Luckily I shopped for the […]
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