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Pork-Fennel Burger

by Kate | Jul 28, 2018 | Featured, The New York Times | 0 Comments

As delightful as grilling is (and short-lived for those of us who live in colder climes) there might come a point in the season when you feel like you've done it all. You've ventured beyond hamburgers, brats and steaks to beer-can chicken, peaches, beef satay,...

Artichoke and Spinach Relish with Walnuts

by Kate | December 17, 2022 | Featured, Original Recipes | 0 Comments

Friends, if you've ever lost a recipe you truly loved you will understand my excitement today. For I have recovered two of my favorite appetizer recipes thanks to other bloggers (and some dodgy sites that may now be harvesting my data or something idk). These were...

Pasta al Pomodoro

by Kate | August 29, 2022 | Featured | 0 Comments

Hope you are all enjoying a safe and happy Tomato Season. For many of us, it's a celebratory time; a time to consume tomatoes every way we can imagine: BLTs, bruschetta, panzanella, galettes, caprese salads, tomato tarts, gazpacho... And fresh tomato sauce....

Blueberry Cream Pie

by Kate | July 22, 2022 | Featured | 1 Comment

Get a load of this stunner. If summer were a pie... The blueberry flavor is optimized and heightened by combining whole berries with a blueberry puree and finished with a touch of lemon. All poured into a graham cracker crust and topped with a heavenly alloy of...

Cherry Pie

by Kate | July 6, 2021 | Featured, The Hoosier Mama Book of Pies | 0 Comments

Cherry pie is my favorite pie I don't even have to think about it. Last week I managed to hit the farmer's market at the exact right moment to get the tart cherries I needed for this recipe and therefore achieved pie nirvana and am now deceased. I did not grow up...

Blueberry Biscuits

by Kate | July 3, 2021 | Featured | 38 Comments

I was intrigued by this recipe when it took a certainly nonconsensual ride on the social media rollercoaster on a facebook cooking group I belong to. It went like this: popular>wildly popular>backlash ("would people PLEASE stop posting about these biscuits!" and...

Pork, Fennel, and Lemon Ragu with Pappardelle

by Kate | March 31, 2021 | Featured | 5 Comments

Sometimes you make a dish so sublime and so chef-y that you ask yourself "do I ever need to eat out again?" This is certainly that dish. Close your eyes and you could be in any high-end, trendy-neighborhood hotspot. You know the place. It doesn't have a drink menu it...

Cornmeal Lime Shortbread Fans

by Kate | December 11, 2020 | Featured | 0 Comments

Recipe first, blah, blah, blah later. God I'm already so tired of sweets and it's only December 11th. But we must persevere. There are so many cookies, candies and pies to eat before we're done. This recipe was part of a brilliant article by the brilliant...

Classic Martini

by Kate | September 8, 2020 | Featured | 3 Comments

I know everyone is joking about how much drinking is going on right now. Oh, were you waiting for a "but..." and then something witty? Something Nick-and-Nora-Charles-ish? No time for that because I need to talk about my new hobby: the Classic Martini. It's taken me a...

French Summer Sandwiches with Zucchini and Olive Tapenade

by Kate | July 20, 2020 | Cook's Illustrated magazine, Featured | 0 Comments

I'm going to assume we've all had it up to our masks hearing about Covid cooking. Sourdough starter, banana bread, air-frying, everyone's done it, blogged about it, made a Tik-Tok, and written a New York Times think piece. Whatever you're going to get out of this...

(David) Hasselback Challah French Toast

by Kate | January 13, 2020 | Featured | 0 Comments

My book group meets on Sunday mornings and brunch is typically served, so when it's my turn I'm always looking for something that can be made ahead and is, of course, worthy of the fine women who attend. With a small amount of effort this dish from our friends at Real...

Butter Lettuce, Chicken and Cherry Salad

by Kate | Jul 4, 2011 | Sara Foster's Southern Kitchen | 0 Comments

Do not let the word "salad" lull you into thinking this is a quick dish. Or low-fat. It will require as much of you as any other type of main dish but it is well worth the effort. There's so much to like here: crisp-roasted chicken thighs, fresh...

The Next Book: Sara Foster’s Southern Kitchen

by Kate | Jul 3, 2011 | Sara Foster's Southern Kitchen | 4 Comments

Why? For one thing, this book kept popping up on lists. Good lists. Lists I trust. First NPR's "Best Simple, Summery Cookbooks" of 2011. Then in the New York Times Book Review's summer round up of of books. Also swaying me: her previous cookbooks are...

Long Time No Cook/Nutella Buttercream

by Kate | Jun 26, 2011 | The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook | 3 Comments

As highly profitable as this site is, my team of therapists say I should go to a "regular" job every day just to maintain my mental equilibrium. It keeps me grounded and in touch with my fellow humans. It gives me a place to wear my little outfits, as well as a...

Turkey Burgers with Cheddar and Smoky Aioli

by Kate | Jun 11, 2011 | Bon Appetit Magazine | 5 Comments

You know how turkey burgers can sometimes be sad, dry little hockey pucks of compromise? Often eaten under the mistaken assumption that turkey is always better for you than ground beef? Well let me introduce you to possibly the best turkey burger you've ever...

Flank Steak Tacos with Grilled Corn Salsa

by Kate | Jun 8, 2011 | Cook's Country | 1 Comment

From the June 2011 issue of Cook's Country magazine comes a wonderful addition to your summer cooking/grilling bag of tricks. This is a quick and absolutely delicious steak taco with carefully edited garnishes (proving again that you do not have to drown every...

Beef Satay

by Kate | Jun 2, 2011 | Cook's Illustrated magazine | 4 Comments

This has been one of our favorite grilling recipes for a long time and it's always one of the first things I make when the weather gets warm. Although Cook's Illustrated categorizes it as an appetizer (as do most Thai restaurants) I didn't see why it couldn't be the...

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