Chocolate Banana Nut CakeI've come to something of a sad realization. It seems that I just don't particularly like the banana/chocolate combination. This is the third time I've tried it, so I've given it a go, but I'd just rather have each on its own. Banana bread?[...] |
Farçon, French Glazed Mashed Potatoes and OnionOkay, I am not going to complain today. Not about the winter weather (stupid winter weather, oops), not about the crap-o-la photo I got of this really lovely dish, and not about the fact that it's Monday. Instead, flowers. I'm going[...] |
Orange, Olive and Fennel Salad with Cranberry VinaigretteI have a very efficient running stride. That's a nice, and overly complimentary way, of saying I barely lift my feet off the ground. So if I stop paying attention for even a moment, I tend to go sprawling. I don't think I've ever, before[...] |
Gâteau Breton with Raspberry JamIn his authoritative book The Food of France , Waverly Root begins the chapter on Brittany thus: "In the Middle Ages, there were two principal ways of acquiring new territories - conquest or marriage. France acquired Brittany by a[...] |
Stir-Fried Kale with AlmondsStrangely, if there's one vegetable that I regularly crave, it's kale. So I was a bit disappointed the other week when two characters form my favorite TV shows totally bashed it! First, Kitty on Brothers and Sisters (I know, I know, I[...] |
Your New Sour Cream Coffee CakeI've been baking quite a bit lately because there have been occasions . Babies born, parties attended, visitors we're waiting to host. Occasions always enlivened by baked goods. Also, it isn't a bad idea to have an incredibly rich,[...] |
Hearty Oatmeal PancakesWe recently had what I'm going to consider to have been the first day of Spring (with a capital S) because the warm weather wasn't negated by rain, and, well, there was warm weather. Growing things are starting to creep back up walls,[...] |
Chocolate Crème de Menthe Sandwich CookiesI'm trying to get ahead on my blog posting because the next few months? They're going to be crazy. Just in the last couple of weeks I've been in Connecticut visiting family (twice!) and Boston for research and visiting friends. Next up is[...] |
Healthy and Easy Baked Eggplant with Tomato ChutneyI'll cut straight to it today. This is one of those rare recipes that is easy, extremely healthy and completely delicious. Most of the time is spent baking some eggplant and sauteing some onion. And these two things can be done[...] |
Caramelized Onion and Apple CornbreadThis idea for adding caramelized onions to cornbread? Yea, it didn't start with me. I found it on one of my current blog-obsessions, Sweet Potato Soul . It's written by another NYC transplant, Jenné, and she focuses on healthy vegetarian[...] |