Vegetables Fries with Lemon Salt & Rosemary Lemon sugar revolutionized baking for me. Lemon salt promises to do the same for everything else. Though my use of this flavored salt extends... Continue Reading Fries with Lemon Salt & Rosemary»
Sauces and Dressings How to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract I know it’s hard to think about the holiday gift-giving season when it’s 1000 degrees outside, but if you’re the type that likes to... Continue Reading How to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract»
Breakfast Acrobatic Granola Bars Skip to Recipe At batch 25, I discovered what I wanted a granola bar to be able to do for me: a backbend. No,... Continue Reading Acrobatic Granola Bars»
Appetizers Maryland Crab Cakes My only goal for my week in Virginia Beach was to eat a good crabcake. Thanks to Dockside, I did. Broiled, lightly seasoned, meaty,... Continue Reading Maryland Crab Cakes»
Fall No-Knead Oatmeal Toasting Bread Before heading to the beach last week for a little vacation with the family, I spent some time in the kitchen preparing a few... Continue Reading No-Knead Oatmeal Toasting Bread»
Seafood and Fish Homemade Tarragon Mayonnaise + A Squeeze of Lemon = Unbelievable Lobster Rolls With lobster rolls on my brain for weeks, it was high time to brush up on my homemade mayonnaise making. I took my mother’s... Continue Reading Homemade Tarragon Mayonnaise + A Squeeze of Lemon = Unbelievable Lobster Rolls»
Summer Easy Lemon Blueberry Crisp Several months ago I watched Dorie Greenspan make madeleines on the Martha Stewart Show. While the madeleines looked divine, what struck me most from... Continue Reading Easy Lemon Blueberry Crisp»
Salads Benriner Mandoline & Turning Slicer, Kevlar Gloves Shortly after posting the summer squash spaghetti entry, I received a message on Facebook from a reader. It said: “I just ordered the mandoline!... Continue Reading Benriner Mandoline & Turning Slicer, Kevlar Gloves»
Vegetarian The Bran Muffin To End All Bran Muffins Many of you already know of this bran muffin, a Nancy Silverton creation served at the widely adored La Brea Bakery. Made with toasted... Continue Reading The Bran Muffin To End All Bran Muffins»
Pasta Summer Squash Spaghetti with Lemon & Herbs Several years ago I bought a Benriner turning slicer. It is a ridiculous (but fun) tool that sits in my cupboard 364 days a... Continue Reading Summer Squash Spaghetti with Lemon & Herbs»
Desserts Butterscotch Budino Ice Cream Skip to Recipe This is what happened. My husband, who dislikes butterscotch, went out of town. I took the opportunity to make butterscotch budino,... Continue Reading Butterscotch Budino Ice Cream»
Yeast Breads Lahey Pizza Dough | Tipo 00 Flour | Fig Jam, Caramelized Onion, Blue Cheese Pizza A series of fortuitous events in the past few months have led to a number of wonderful discoveries: an ingredient — Tipo 00 flour;... Continue Reading Lahey Pizza Dough | Tipo 00 Flour | Fig Jam, Caramelized Onion, Blue Cheese Pizza»