Cakes Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting These cupcakes, the third in a series of pumpkin recipes, are really a seasonal treat — they’ll please everyone: On Monday, fearing if I... Continue Reading Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting»
Fall Pumpkin Waffles, Bread Pudding There’s nothing like gourd season to separate the purists and the pretenders in the kitchen. As I grew up indoctrinated with my mother’s culinary... Continue Reading Pumpkin Waffles, Bread Pudding»
Appetizers Fig, Fennel, and Prosciutto Salad Several weeks ago, just before my friend Meredith (fourth year medical student, see previous entry) departed for a grueling one-month surgical rotation in Pittsburg,... Continue Reading Fig, Fennel, and Prosciutto Salad»
Desserts Best Dessert Ever Skip to Recipe Seriously, this may be my favorite dessert ever. After cookies and cream ice cream, that is. No really, I have taken... Continue Reading Best Dessert Ever»
Fall Mandy’s Spaghetti Sauce For the past few weeks, I’ve neglected to bring my husband any of his favorite treats when I visit him. No brownies, no cookies,... Continue Reading Mandy’s Spaghetti Sauce»
Fall Pawpaw Quick Bread If you’ve never heard of a pawpaw, don’t feel bad — I only just learned about them myself, though I’d been hearing about them... Continue Reading Pawpaw Quick Bread»
Fall Pica Peppers It began with a dare. Challenged by a friend to make a sauce “too hot to handle,” James Jean-Louis set to work. Before heading... Continue Reading Pica Peppers»
Vegetables Rosemary-Butternut Squash Bisque & Challah In the beginning of the growing season, I promised to document each CSA I received. To say the least, I have been negligent, especially... Continue Reading Rosemary-Butternut Squash Bisque & Challah»
Travel California Here We Come Yay! So we just found out. Ben has been assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Marines. We’re moving some time around the New Year to... Continue Reading California Here We Come»
Fall Homemade Granola Bars Ben, my husband, about to begin his third phase of training as a Marine Officer, has one more obstacle to overcome: a 14-hour “field... Continue Reading Homemade Granola Bars»
Vegetables End of Summer Recipes I know it’s officially fall, but with the temperature in the 90s and the humidity at 80 percent, it still feels like a Philadelphia... Continue Reading End of Summer Recipes»
Travel Joel Salatin and Polyface Farm I have to admit I am very excited to say I have finally visited Polyface Farm in Swoope, VA. Not only did I get... Continue Reading Joel Salatin and Polyface Farm»
