Adventures in cooking and baking.
Chocolate sables are a lovely French shortbread cookie that has a "sandy" crumbly texture.
These are wonderful, pop-able chocolate cookies. These cookies are rustic in appearance and sophisticated in flavor. With two kinds of chocolate, both cocoa flour and grated bittersweet chocolate, these cookies will satisfy your cravings.
These Alabama Orange Rolls are so deliciously "orangey" in such a good way. And there's no cinnamon involved... just orange and more orange to flavor, fill, and glaze them.
Alabama Orange Rolls (or simply Orange Rolls in Alabama) are a sweet, sticky, and gooey treat you'll enjoy for breakfast, brunch, tea, or even dessert. Serve them with mimosas for a fun morning hanging out with friends.
This red, white, and blue potato salad is a tasty addition to a Memorial Day or summer potluck or barbecue.
This potato salad includes a combination of gold, red, and purple mini potatoes tossed in a simple oil and vinegar dressing rather than a mayonnaise-based dressing.
This Thai-Style Turkey and Jasmine Rice Soup is a tasty way to use up any leftover turkey (or chicken) meat.
Instead of making the usual turkey noodle soup, try this Thai-style version of turkey soup. The broth is flavored with lemon grass, ginger, and garlic for a bright taste, and the vegetables in the soup are simmered for just a short time, until they are "crisp tender."
These Cornbread Æbleskiver are a fun take on the traditional Danish pancake.
Danish aebleskiver traditionally are made with flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, milk or buttermilk, and eggs. Although less common, there are also yeasted versions, similar to the Dutch poffertje. They are traditionally served three on a plate.
These tahini and coconut muffins with chocolate chips and dried apricots have a wonderful unique flavor. You'll love them for both breakfast and an afternoon snack.
I made these muffins to use up the last of a jar of tahini I had in the back of the refrigerator. Tahini is a Middle Eastern paste made from sesame seeds and is typically used to make hummus, baba ghanoush, and sesame noodles. The flavor is similar to toasted sesame oil, but the texture is creamy.
This macaroni and cheese with asparagus an prosciutto is made in one pot and is ready in less than an hour.
This macaroni and cheese is prepared on the stove top in a single pot. It turns out so creamy and flavorful even though you don't have to make a separate béchamel sauce. Everything comes together in the same 4-quart pan.
