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Cranberry Coconut Cookies
February 3rd, 2012by Caroline Apparently some folks out there have strong feelings about coconut. I have even heard the H-word bandied about. Not in my family, though. We put it in granola, in cake, in amazing no-bake brownies and ice cream, quick macaroons and muffins. And while mostly we bake with it (and I admit it was [...]
Roast Squash and Kale Salad with Cheddar and Almonds
January 30th, 2012by Caroline I spotted this salad on the terrific Food52 blog and had to try it. I am not yet tired of kale salad in all its variations, and this one wisely adds cheese. I’ve linked to the original recipe so that you can see some specific amounts, but this is how I did it: [...]
Full Stop: Slow Cooker Red Sauce
January 25th, 2012By Lisa One of my resolutions this year is to do only One Thing At A Time. This is very, very hard for me. Somedays, when I have 12 things on my to-do list, including writing, teaching, errands, chores–it’s physically painful not to do that one extra thing. The commitment has meant, among other things, [...]
More Adventures in Slow Cooking: Swedish Meatballs
January 19th, 2012by Lisa Tuesday night I have a plan: Swedish Meatballs. I take the pork and beef out of the freezer just fine. Wednesday morning: I realize I have no onion, no potatoes. Kids say they will boycott Swedish meatballs if mashed potatoes aren’t involved. I have no plan B. Resolve to go to store. Later [...]
Food to Make You Famous
January 11th, 2012by Caroline As anyone who follows me on Twitter or Facebook is aware, I have started 2012 not in the kitchen, but in my garage. Like any family, we store plenty of things that we won’t need ever again but can’t quite bear to part with (my wedding dress; the boys’ knit hats from the [...]
Gadgety
January 9th, 2012by Caroline I don’t use a lot of kitchen gadgets. I have a couple appliances which I use regularly — like the ancient rice cooker and my big stand mixer — but otherwise, when I need to chop things I get out a knife, and when I need to stir things, I get out a [...]
Horseradish Cheddar Fondue
January 5th, 2012By Lisa If you ask my kids, they will tell you their favorite restaurant is the Melting Pot, a chain of fondue restaurants. Everything I wrote almost exactly one year ago remains true. Yet in spite of the price, we have eaten there three times this year. We didn’t anticipate that our promise to celebrate [...]
Raspberry Jam Tart
December 26th, 2011by Caroline For a family that cooks and cares about food as much as we do, it was unsettling to face our lack of Christmas dinner traditions. I could happily sit down to a meal of Tony’s grandmother’s lemon-parsley stuffing, Tony’s porcini mushroom gravy (lately infused with his late father’s 1981 port), and some cranberry [...]
Emily Dickinson’s Coconut Cake
December 12th, 2011by Caroline I spent all week at home with a feverish kid, and while it was sweet to slow down, to lie on the couch reading picture books and drifting into short naps, after a while the confinement began to wear on me. When he finally got better, I was out-of-proportion grateful, and excited to [...]
English Muffin Loaf
December 7th, 2011by Caroline What’s not to love about a community cookbook, a crowd-sourced collection of family recipes from a school, church, or the local Junior League? I have a small collection of them, some from our preschool and churches my Dad has served, and some I’ve picked up at tag sales because the cover or layout [...]