Cherry Pie
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...
Funfetti Cake
Unlike Molly, and maybe many of you, this was not an “iconic cake of my childhood” mainly because I was a child in the 1960s and cake innovation technology just wasn’t there yet. But even without the strong pull of nostalgia, how can you not be drawn to this cake? It’s got “fun” right in the title for crying out loud!
Squash and Ricotta Pizza with Sage and Arugula
Since I am limited in how many recipes I can reproduce on my site (go figure, it's like Molly wants to make money off her hard work and ingenuity or something) I'm going to just give you some guidelines on how to make this stupendous pizza. The dough is from Jim...
Schnitzel Bao with Sriracha Mayo and Sesame Pickles
Mercy. Not a weeknight meal, to be sure. But if you have a rainy afternoon and a desire to impress the hell out of even yourself with your cooking, make these. Molly says you can use "store bought bao" but you will likely not find them in a regular grocery store....
Slow Cooker Goulash with Scallion Knodeln
One reason I love having a blog is that when I make something fabulous I have an outlet for my enthusiasm. Last night I made goulash, a dish I don't think I've ever made before so I have no point of comparison, for what it's worth. But taken solely at face value,...
Gruyere Mac and Cheese with Caramelized Onions
Does it seem like everyone is trying to do something different, or quirky, or artisanal, or "maker" with mac and cheese? It's on menus from dive bars to foam boutiques, paired with PBRs and boldly-priced malbecs. Like pizza, it's basic enough to accommodate...
Appetites
I've been a fan of Anthony Bourdain's since Kitchen Confidential and I've always felt a little bad for him in that he's gotten one of those super-sticky labels that famous people acquire (sometimes unfairly), in his case: "bad boy," or "the bad boy of cooking." It...