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Bread enthusiast. Vegetable lover. Omnivore.

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Vegetarian Recipes

A bowl of roasted butternut squash soup topped with croutons and fried sage.
A bowl over overnight chia oats and berries.
A bean salad in a serving bowl.
A jar of Greek salad dressing on a countertop.
A slice of a blueberry Dutch baby on a plate.
A bowl of curried Thai chickpeas with rice.
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      Not too early to make your Thanksgiving pie dough! Not too early to make your Thanksgiving pie dough! In fact, your crust will benefit from doing so. Here’s why…⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ As the dough rests, the gluten relaxes and the flour hydrates fully. This makes the dough easier to roll out and also helps minimize shrinking in the oven.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This is my method for making pie dough and parbaking crusts. Here’s a good schedule to follow:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Make your dough Sunday or Monday. Parbake your crusts Tuesday or Wednesday. Bake your pies Wednesday or Thursday.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I store baked pies at room temperature in a 2-gallon zip top bag. ⁣⁣ ⁣ Find the recipe on alexandracooks.com⁣ ⁣⁣ #pie #thanksgiving #parbake
      Sister Pie’s Salted Maple Pie — a Thanksgiving Sister Pie’s Salted Maple Pie — a Thanksgiving favorite 🥧🥧💯💯 ⁣@sisterpiedetroit ⁣ Friends, this pie might be my favorite of all Thanksgiving pies. It’s perfectly sweet, nicely salted, and completely irresistible⁣ 💗 ⁣ The recipe is linked in profile or search “salted maple pie” on alexandracooks.com⁣ 🥧🥧 ⁣ Also: If you need guidance with making pie dough and parbaking pie crusts, I have a guide on my blog (alexandracooks.com)⁣ 🥧🥧 ⁣ #pie #thanksgiving #sisterpie #salted #maple⁣
      Friends! I am so proud and excited to announce tha Friends! I am so proud and excited to announce that my second cookbook, Pizza Night, which will be published next April, is available for pre-order 🍕🥗🎉⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ It's a book that combines all of my loves: pizza, of course, but also cooking seasonally with lots of fresh produce both on the pizzas and in the salads accompanying each pizza. There are 52 pizza-salad pairings in the book, one combination for every week of the year, with beautiful photos by the extremely talented @evakolenko 💗⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ I learned so much writing this book — about the relationship between dough hydration and oven temperature, about why your dough performs better after it spends a few days in the fridge, about the benefits of parbaking pan pizzas — and I can't wait to share it all with you. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Pizza Night, in sum: ⁣⁣⁣ • 4 Simple Dough Recipes ⁣⁣⁣ • 52 Pizza Recipes⁣⁣⁣ • 52 Salad Recipes⁣⁣⁣ • 5 Simple Dessert Recipes⁣⁣⁣ • Dozens of Recipes for Sauces, Dressings, and Spreads⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ As the publication date nears, I'll share more details about virtual cooking classes as well as a few in-person pizza parties.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ I can't wait. It would mean the world if you pre-ordered Pizza Night. Find the link in my bio 🎉🎉🍕🍕🥗🥗⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ #pizzanight⁣ @clarksonpotter @susanroxborough
      The Key to Lofty Popovers Every Time? ⁣🍞🍞 The Key to Lofty Popovers Every Time? ⁣🍞🍞 ⁣ Room-temperature eggs, room-temperature (or slightly warmed) milk, and a hot oven 🔥 ⁣ You don’t have to preheat your pan; you don’t have to let the batter rest. You just want your batter to be warm when entering the oven to quickly create steam to help the popovers rise. ⁣ ⁣ Recipe is linked in bio ⁣🤗 ⁣ Also: Friends, in addition to popovers, I have been thinking about all involved in the horrendous conflict in Israel and Gaza. The only way I know how to help is to donate to a cause dedicated to helping the humanitarian effort.⁣ ⁣ I am not asking for donations, but here’s how we can work together to raise money. I am going to donate the next $10,000 of the ad revenue I earn on my blog to Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen @wckitchen, which is dedicated to being “first to the frontlines, providing fresh meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.”⁣ ⁣ The way you can help is simply by visiting my blog — alexandracooks.com —any page! You don’t have to leave a comment, you don’t have to do anything but visit a page. The more pageviews I get, the more quickly we raise the money. I will report back next week with the details. If you’d like to donate, there is a link in my bio 💗💗 ⁣ Thank you, Friends. Thinking of you all 💔 ⁣ #popovers #yorkshirepudding #simple #baking #bread
      A longtime favorite: Ina Garten’s roasted Brusse A longtime favorite: Ina Garten’s roasted Brussels sprouts with balsamic 💯💯💯⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ This recipe comes from @inagarten ‘s Foolproof and upon first making it, it became an instant favorite for its ease and flavor: this is a crowd pleasing recipe that can easily be scaled up to feed more people 🤗 ⁣ Also: the pancetta can be omitted if you are vegetarian, and the sprouts are still incredibly delicious—use an extra tablespoon of olive oil when dressing them. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Also: if you don’t have syrupy balsamic vinegar, you can simmer regular balsamic stovetop until it reduces by half (start with 1/4 cup). ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ The recipe is linked in profile 🤗⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #brusselssprouts #brussels #sprouts #ina #garten #fall #vegetables #thebarefootcontessa⁣
      Balzano Apple Cake — my mother first made this n Balzano Apple Cake — my mother first made this nearly 20 years ago and it’s been a favorite ever since⁣ 🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎🍏 ⁣ Adapted from a recipe in the New York Times @nytcooking, the recipe is linked in profile 🤗 ⁣ Happy fall friends! 🍂🍃🍁🍂🍃 It’s been awhile 😘 ⁣ #apple #cake #fall #baking #bolzano #simple
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