Bacon Buttermilk Cornbread
What would we do without cornbread, or bacon for that matter? European settlers found many ways to use corn when they first settled in…
What would we do without cornbread, or bacon for that matter? European settlers found many ways to use corn when they first settled in…
My favorite Thanksgiving movie is Pieces of April. It is ugly and unresolvable, and not necessarily a great film, but one I like a lot…
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to crack open a few dozen Maine oysters. Our icy autumn waters are the ideal environment for these strange, salty, slurpy creatures.…
If you’re going to make this cake (and you should), you need some advance warning. Perhaps you’re a better person than I am and…
The last time I went to the desert, I was four and had a lot on my mind. I took a road trip with…
We had lived in Mexico for a little over a year when my dad arrived. After years of marriage, he was in the middle…
Pie is really having a moment. Am I right? As a nation, we’ve revisited cupcakes, experimented with cake pops, gotten cozy with red velvet…
My idea of truly perfect stuffing involves bread, sausage, sage, butter, onion and celery. But not even sausage, really, or even sage. One day…
Last year during the holidays, I was pregnant, and in the spacious kitchen of our rented farmhouse, I learned to bake. I made cookies…
This ultra tasty potato soup works well with stuffing, a turkey dinner, or simply eat it on it’s own. The color is gorgeous, the…
If food bloggers have a Superbowl, it’s Thanksgiving Day. Oh, sure: There’s the giving thanks and the cornucopias and the shoes with big brass…
These stuffed mushrooms are a perfect party canape. Classic, bordering on kitschy, but not all-the-way kitsch. The inclusion of Ritz crackers was, in my…
Juliette Low founded the Girl Scouts of America on March 12, 1912. On September 15, 1985, I joined their illustrious ranks, as a member…
This was my first batch of homemade roasted nuts, and I am officially a believer. You will be, too. Regular ol’ bulk mixed nuts…
The morning after a big family meal like Thanksgiving is the perfect opportunity to whip up a breakfast hash. You’ve got most of the…
All of the flavor of this Thanksgiving side dish comes from the natural earthiness of the mushroom blend, with just a touch of additional…
Monkey bread is a celebration of life, liberty, equality, fraternity, Pilgrims, Native Americans, the pursuit of happiness, shoes with oversized buckles, burning the witch,…
This Thanksgiving, I was looking for an alternative to the usual marshmallow-topped canned sweet potato casserole. While kids seem to love it, and it’s…
I’ve already baked with apples and pumpkin, ginger and molasses. And today was a day for cake, a real, rich cake you cut into…
The most wonderful time of the year, the unabridged version, has begun. For me, anyway. Yesterday was my 33rd birthday and it was perfect.…
Today’s dessert is a bit of a hodgepodge. It’s seasonal, it’s boozy, and it’s a delight for your mouth. You’re gonna love it. It…
Sometimes I feel as if I’m unlearning fifty years of received wisdom. On the very rare occasion I wanted to cook or bake with…