Category Archives: Recipes

Apple-Caramel Eggnog Coffee Cake and a Giveaway from HP Hood

Apple-Caramel Eggnog Coffee Cake and a Giveaway from HP Hood

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Angie who tweeted her winning entry. Eggnog season is historically a bit of a problem for me. A problem of indulgence. There is eggnog French toast, there are eggnog-hazelnut cupcakes, there are my friend Artie’s amazing eggnog cookies. There is eggnog, straight up. There is eggnog, spiked. And then,Continue Reading

Spicy Mushroom-Bacon Macaroni and Cheese

Spicy Mushroom-Bacon Macaroni and Cheese

We’ve been playing a little game of pass-the-cold-back-and-forth here at our house for the last few weeks, which causes a situation wherein our colds keep demanding that we feed them comfort food. Yes. That’s what happens. Exactly what happens. It’s kind of a long list, the comfort food one is, but we and our coldsContinue Reading

Preserved Eggplant on Eat Boutique

Preserved Eggplant on Eat Boutique

If you aren’t already familiar with the lovely site Eat Boutique, run by my equally lovely friend, Maggie, or with Eat Boutique’s fabulous gift boxes, here’s an excuse (though you do not need one. no, you do not.) to check it all out: my post on preserved eggplant. Part pickle, part spicy antipasti, if you likeContinue Reading

Fusilli with Sicilian-Spiced Butternut Squash and Kale for No Kid Hungry

Fusilli with Sicilian-Spiced Butternut Squash and Kale for No Kid Hungry

It strikes me that if you read this blog on a regular basis, it probably won’t surprise you to hear that 1 child in 5 in the United States does not have enough to eat. Every summer, we hear reports of teachers and school administrators concerned about how their students will get enough to eatContinue Reading

Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value Blogger Challenge: Potluck Entrees

Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value Blogger Challenge: Potluck Entrees

Whole Foods is hosting a 365 Blogger Challenge for Boston-area food bloggers. The recipes have to feature 365 Everyday Value brand products, and be suitable for a potluck entree. One incentive to enter is that a donation will be made to to a food-related charity of the winning blogger’s choice. I’m keeping my fingers crossed,Continue Reading