A confession: I don't like chocolate. I don't loathe it, I just don't love it. This news always takes people by surprise. Somehow by the mere fact of my gender, it's assumed that I must immediately be in love with all things dark and sweet. However, taste can be so highly … [Read more...] about Recipe: Easy Peppermint Bark
Holidays
19 Ideas for Holiday Leftovers
Kentucky Hot Browns: a masterful use of holiday leftovers Personally, I think leftovers are the best part of any holiday dinner. When I go shopping for the main meal, I think ahead to what I'll do with the leftovers. Will ham be on the table? I'll pick up split peas or beans. … [Read more...] about 19 Ideas for Holiday Leftovers
Recipe: Mom’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
When I was seven, I dressed up as a cowgirl and traveled the neighborhood to hand out cookies to strangers. We'd just moved to a small bit of cul de sac away from the farm we'd lived on for more than a decade. In retrospect, I don't know what possessed me to do such a thing. … [Read more...] about Recipe: Mom’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Recipe: Kate McDermott’s Pumpkin Pie [video lesson]
Introduction by Kathleen Flinn, Recipe by Kate McDermott from The Art of Pie At its essence, pie dough is simple. It's flour, salt, fat and water. I chose pie maven's Kate McDermott's recipe for this site because not only because it works, yielding a soft, buttery crust, but I … [Read more...] about Recipe: Kate McDermott’s Pumpkin Pie [video lesson]
Shepherd’s Pie with Chard-Lentil Filling
Recipe by Kim O'Donnel My family has shifted to mostly vegetarian in the past couple of years. This has meant something new for us: meatless holiday dinners. The key to this recipe is a great technique: braising lentils in red wine. This step adds a certain "meatiness" to the … [Read more...] about Shepherd’s Pie with Chard-Lentil Filling
