alexandra's kitchen

Homemade Sourdough English Muffins

Light and airy with the loveliest chew, these sourdough English muffins are surprisingly easy to make. They do not require an autolyse, nor do...

Christmas

12 New Cookbooks to Gift This Holiday Season

A few weeks ago I received a package from my dear high school friend Lisa. Inside was the Via Carota cookbook and a note...

Christmas

Christmas Menu 2022: Ham, Mustard Sauce, Potatoes, Buttermilk Biscuits, Tiramisu, Pecan Pie & More

Friends, it’s here! The season of cinnamon buns and snow scones, egg bakes and breakfast cake, shortbread and rum balls, ham and mustard sauce,...

Cookies

30 Christmas Cookies: Shortbread, Cream Cheese Cutouts, Snickerdoodles, Molasses Crinkles & More

Friends, it’s here: the month to bake bake bake. Here are 30 Christmas cookie recipes to make and gift this holiday season. This year...

Cookies

Crisp and Chewy Gingersnap Cookies (One Bowl)

A few months ago at the checkout line of the grocery store, a magazine featuring peppermini-bark stuffed red velvet cookies caught my attention. It...

Just-baked pound cake on a cooling rack.

Cakes

Better Than Classic Pound Cake (One Bowl, Hand Mixed)

Friends, where to begin? I spent last Sunday’s rainy drive home from my sister’s house poring over new cookbooks, namely Deb Perelman’s latest: Smitten...

Thanksgiving

25+ Thanksgiving Side Dishes: Hasselback Potatoes, Sweet Potato Casserole, Glazed Green Beans, Buttermilk Biscuits, Classic Stuffing & More

If you’re like me, Thanksgiving is ALL about the sides: crispy, custardy stuffing rubbing elbows with creamy, thyme-scented, Gruyère-crusted scalloped potatoes, the happiest union...