Hang on to your hats, friends: the holiday entertaining season is upon us! Without being trite, to me it truly is “the most wonderful time of the year” – a time I try to fill with food, drink, and company!…
Apple Chai Sourdough Scones
After a brief summer hiatus, I’m jumping back into sourdough treats! You may remember that I created my own sourdough starter, affectionately named, “Paul Riser”, this past winter. I’ve posted recipes in the past for sourdough jam cinnamon rolls, and…
Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls with Jam
What is your first memory of eating a cinnamon roll? Was it in your grandmother’s kitchen, still warm from the oven? Was it a convenience store version – a bit tough and sticky, but satisfying to those cinnamon sugar urges?…
The Spiced Apple Brandy
As a New Englander, I always feel that certain flavors are deeply etched in our collective memory. When I think back to classic food memories, in Boston, the Cape, or in the Berkshires, there are a few that pop…
Sous Vide Beef Prime Rib
Hello everyone! I know I’ve been silent for… well… a long while, if I’m honest! A combination of three young kids, a bad back, and a potent flu season, had me completely out of commission. There is some good news,…
Cherry-Lime Rickey
There is a well-known Mark Twain quote about the mercurial nature of New England weather: “If you don’t like the weather in New England…wait a few minutes”. This year, I think you could easily extrapolate it to our change of…
Lemon & White Chocolate Truffles
If it is not clear by now, I will just go ahead and announce that I have an epic sweet tooth. Sugar, butter, and chocolate bring out the best in me! I grew up in a house where baking was…
Pineapple Caramel Crepes
I am, by nature, a planner. A visit to my kitchen would prove the point: a fully inked-in white board calendar, a bulletin board pinned with every school/activity/holiday schedule, and several post-it notes scattered around the inside doors of…
Lemon Tart with Pecan Graham Cracker Crust
I’ve mentioned this in passing before, but back in the mid 90’s and 2000’s, I was a professional ballet dancer. I lived in a world of pointe shoes, barres (that is not the drink-y kind), Chopin, and Tchaikovsky. I performed…
Chocolate Peppermint Bark Shortbread
Everyone has their personal favorite taste that they cherish over everything else. Some people like beer, others prefer specialty cheese… For my husband, it’s any dessert with peppermint or a fresh minty flavor (with maple a close second, being Canadian…
Pomegranate Gin Fizz
As I write this, December is officially upon us. Winter holiday parties over take our schedules, variations from the Nutcracker Suite serenade us in the shopping malls, and the kids are getting together their wish lists; It’s a joyous…
Vegetarian Stuffed Mushrooms
Stuffed mushrooms are often a staple as a passed hors d’oeuvres, or on the holiday buffet table. When done well, they are amazing; when done poorly, the fungi (fun-guy) should just leave the party (ba da dum!). Fortunately for me…