French Fridays with Dorie Dorie’s directions were to find “young leeks, the youngest, thinnest you can find.” I have never seen a young leek and the ones we bought were beyond young but still good. I cooked my leeks for 20 minutes and I thought I over cooked them but they were still crispy…
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Tuna Rillettes
French Fridays with Dorie I missed the part of the directions that said “albacore tuna is too firm and dry”. All I had in my house was albacore tuna in water. The texture seemed grainy and I am guessing that an oil based tuna would have been better. I added more creme fraiche to compensate…
Devil’s Food White-Out Cake
In our house we use one candle no matter how old you are. One of my 87 year old patients told me, “you look good for 46”. I love my job:) Back to the main event, cake. I love cake and I could not wait to try this Devil’s Food White-Out cake from Dorie Greenspan….
Apple Cheddar Scones
“An apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze” These apple cheddar scones sure hit the spot this weekend with some tea. Dried apple, apple juice and sharp cheddar cheese made these scones delightful. We love scones and are happy to add this recipe to our rotation. Here is a link to the…
Green-As-Spring Veal Stew
It was green alright. I had thoughts of Green Eggs and Ham. Discussions of Dr. Seuss did not convince my son to eat it so he had buttered pasta and one piece of meat to try. My husband’s thoughts were “we can’t serve this to company, it’s green”. But of course it was delicious. I…
Fresh Strawberry Mousse
When I saw this recipe in the latest issue of Cook’s Illustrated I wanted to give it a try. I am not normally a mousse person because it is so bad most of the time but this recipe contained 2 pounds of fresh strawberries (which I love) so I thought I would give it a go. …
Applesauce Spice Bars
It has been a bevy of bars in my house lately for cookies. These Applesauce Spice Bars were more cake-like than cookie but delicious. Loaded with apple goodness and raisins with a nice glaze they made a great dessert. I also made Chewy, Chunky Blondies which disappeared quickly with chocolate chips, butterscotch chips and coconut….
Brownie Buttons
Baking From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan I was happy to find another reason to use my mini muffin pans. I love brownies and all their chocolate goodness. I made them with the optional orange zest which the adults liked but my son did not. I would make these for a party which…
Great Grains Muffins
My son said “these are good muffins”. These have been a ‘great’ addition to our muffin rotation. They are loaded with whole grain goodness; whole wheat flour, corn meal, oatmeal and yummy raisins. What’s not to love? Will definitely make these again. Baking From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan.
Buttery Jam Cookies
Baking From My Home To Yours by Dorie Greenspan After making Chocolate Malted Whopper Drops and Cocoa Sables, both of which were big hits, the request from the family was a cookie that wasn’t chocolate. I picked out these Buttery Jam Cookies knowing that I had jam lovers in the family. Unfortunately, they were not…
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