Stained Glass Cookies

I inherited my mother’s cookie cutter collection and it has brought back wonderful family memories to use them in this week’s Tuesday with Dorie recipe. Stained Glass Cookies from Baking Chez Moi.  I got out my box of cookie cutters and picked a few appropriately sized ones to use. This recipe calls for Life Savers,…

French Fridays with Dorie Asparagus Soup

Asparagus Soup from Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan We love asparagus soup and I have a go-to recipe from Food and Wine.  When I saw Dorie’s version which included leeks I thought I would give it a go.  After carefully reading the recipe I decided I would use Dorie’s ingredients but not her…

French Fridays with Dorie Cheese Topped Onion Soup

Continuing on my journey with Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan I have decided to dive into soups. I have never made onion soup before but I like caramelized onions and we had Gruyere cheese on hand so it became the pick of the week. Two large onions cut up. I did not see…

Pear Cranberry Roll Up Tart

Thanksgiving is by far my most favorite holiday mostly because I get to cook it. I like it so much that I usually try and host a Thanksgiving-like meal one other time during the year.  For a while I was hosting a “Thanksgiving in July” but this past summer was so hot that I could…

IHCC November Potluck Corn Souffle

Before I joined I Heart Cooking Clubs I had not heard of Jacques Pepin, shocking I know.  In October’s Parade Magazine I found this recipe for Corn Souffle by Jacques Pepin. It also included information about his new cookbook Heart & Soul in the Kitchen and his new cooking show of the same name on…

Sensational Sides!

This week on I Heart Cooking Clubs we are making sides with featured chef Ellie Krieger.  After I saw Tina post these Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes I knew I wanted to make them. These were simple and delicious, perfect for a week night meal. The recipe and video are available on the Food Network Website….

Chocolate Covered Toffee Break Ups

This week on Tuesdays with Dorie we are making Chocolate Covered Toffee Break Ups from Baking Chez Moi.  The last thing I needed was more candy in my house, we still have Halloween buckets filled with candy, but I wanted to participate in the group.   Candy making is not my forte so I was a…

Anyway You Slice It!

This week on I Heart Cooking Clubs the theme was Anyway You Slice It by featured chef Ellie Krieger.  I took a breakfast approach to this challenge. First up Chocolate and Strawberry Stuffed French Toast.  I have made this recipe before and liked it. I thought it would make a great dinner for my son…

French Fridays with Dorie

French Fridays with Dorie officially ended with the completion of the book Around My French Table in June.  The last 4 weeks of the group including many ten ten lists and favorite recipes.  I wrote down everyone’s favorites and vowed to keep cooking on my own.  I took a hiatus from the book this summer…

Garlic Basil Shrimp

IHCC October Potluck When Ellie Krieger was chosen as the featured chef I pulled out all the recipes I had by her. I watched her show on the Food Network and used to print out many of her recipes, this was before the days of electronic recipe boxes. This garlic basil shrimp recipe was something…