It was an accident, really, that cannellini in fiasco even entered my life. During the frantic pace of the holidays, between baking apple cakes and wrapping jam jars in pretty paper, I saw a chef on our local cable news station demonstrating his technique for these beans, cooked in a giant Ball jar. Chef’s closing… Continue Reading
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Lunch to Go: Israeli Cous Cous Salad with Cinnamon-Roasted Sweet Potatoes
For the last month and a half, one version or another of this salad has been my workaday companion. Sometimes it’s made with butternut squash, sometimes apples stand in for pears, occasionally, there are walnuts rather than hazelnuts. But this version is my favorite. And so, I am embarking on Week Seven of this Israeli… Continue Reading
My Favorite Holiday Cookies and a Recipe Journal Giveaway at LoveFeast Table
This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Heather, winner of the recipe journal, and thank you to Kristin and Chris Ann at LoveFeast Table for sponsoring the giveaway. A quick scroll through my baking posts shows a proclivity toward cakes, but at holiday time, even a cake baker like me has to have a favorite… Continue Reading
Whole Wheat Pumpkin-Pear Cake with Ginger-Cream Cheese Frosting
The Hodgson Mill “Have a Grain Holiday” giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Manda, who won the prize pack! This is a more healthful cake than my usual, being a whole grain baked good and all, flavored with pumpkin and loaded with pear slices. Whole grains! Fruit! Vegetables! However, I couldn’t help but top it… Continue Reading
Maple-Carrot Puree with Pomegranate and Walnuts
This is probably not the best way to introduce a dish that really is worth making, but I have a problem with that filter, so here goes: The first time I made this, I bit into the carrot puree and thought, “Oh, congratulations. You made maple-carrot baby food.” Then I started wondering if babies could… Continue Reading