alexandra's kitchen

In this warm spinach salad, spinach is prepared in the classic Roman style with raisins, pine nuts and sautéed apples, but the recipe could be adjusted in any number of ways. For a nice winter side dish turn your favorite spinach salad into a warm wilted salad employing this method. It's delicious. // alexandracooks.com

Barely Wilted Spinach Salad

Skip to Recipe Although my kitchen shelves are filled edge to edge with various cookbooks, I always find myself referring back to a select...

Fall

Pumpkin Panna Cotta

Skip to Recipe I love when I go out to eat and am inspired by something I have ordered. It could be as simple...

Breakfast

Quince Jam

Skip to Recipe I have to admit that I am currently experiencing a minor quince fixation. It seems as though every time I pass...

This classic recipe for homemade butternut squash ravioli with sage brown butter sauce isn't easy, but it is delicious. If you can overcome the frustrating preliminary shaping trials, I think you will find that your hard work will more than reward you with a few delicious and elegant dinners. // alexandracooks.com

Fall

Butternut Squash Ravioli with Crispy Sage

Skip to Recipe A few weeks ago I was motivated to make homemade butternut squash ravioli with sage brown butter sauce. When I initially...

A loaf of Jim Lahey's no-knead bread, sliced.

Winter

Jim Lahey’s Overnight, No-Knead Bread

On Wednesday November 8, in his New York Times column, “The Minimalist,” Mark Bittman enthusiastically describes a slow-rise, no-knead bread making process. Since reading...

Desserts

Pumpkin Ice Cream

One of my mother’s former students brought homemade pumpkin ice cream to our Thanksgiving dinner. Homemade. Pumpkin. Ice. Cream. Could there be a better...

A sheet pan lined with chocolate covered peanut butter balls.

Desserts

Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Balls

These chocolate-covered peanut butter balls taste like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, but better — think: dark chocolate + peanut butter + sea salt. This...