This coconut carrot ginger soup is one of our fall/winter favorites as it contains some cold-weather staple flavors, including a curried pumpkin seed and jumbo focaccia crouton topping. I love soup. Summer or winter, gazpacho or hearty stew, to me there’s nothing better than a bowl of soup. And while I do love all those…
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Honey Roasted Tomatoes with Habanero Avocado Crema
Mellow out the heat and bump up the sweetness of habanero peppers by using them in a habanero avocado crema, and play up that sweetness by pairing it with honey roasted tomatoes and peppers. While much of my garden did well this year, I did have one stand out crop that produced way more than…
Chipotle Apple Grilled Cheese
Perfectly balanced between sweet, spicy, smokey and savory, this chipotle apple grilled cheese sandwich is my new favorite fall lunch. Fall is my absolute favorite season. I love the crisp weather with its chilly mornings and nights, and the gorgeous foliage here in the northeast. And I’m obsessed with all things spooky and Halloween. But my favorite…
Breakfast
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Pancakes
These chocolate chip banana bread pancakes are the perfect way to use up overripe bananas, and a wonderful weekend breakfast or brunch. I think that the experience of having overripe bananas is a universal one. Maybe you bought a whole bunch of them and weren’t able to eat them all, or maybe you forgot you…
Homemade Sausage McGriddles
A homemade version of a fast-food favorite, these sausage McGriddles are essentially breakfast sausage sandwiches served on pancake buns. It’s time for another round of birthday breakfasts! As you might know already, I’ve started a tradition of cooking my loved ones breakfast in honor of their birthdays. Absolutely anything they want and I go all-out…
Crispy Hash Brown Patties
These homemade hash brown patties are crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside, and the perfect side for any breakfast. If you read my last post for homemade sandwich rolls, you’ll know that it was my sister-in-law’s birthday a few weeks ago, and I went all out making her breakfast. She requested…
Pasta
Lemon Asparagus Pasta
This lemon asparagus pasta is the perfect springtime dish, made with thinly sliced asparagus and sweet bright meyer lemons. It may still be somewhat chilly outside, but there’s no doubt that spring is on its way, and fast. And whenever the weather starts to change like this, I immediately start craving the food of the…
Short Rib Ravioli
These short rib ravioli take some work to make, but that effort is worth it for a pasta that is filled with richly flavored slow-cooked umami goodness. Some meals are meant to be quick and easy, showcasing simple but quality ingredients in a way that only takes a few minutes to throw together. Other meals…
My Brother’s/Great Grandma’s Fresh Pasta
A recently uncovered video of my grandma and great grandma making fresh pasta has given my brother a few tips and tricks to incorporate into his own fresh pasta recipe, and I’m here to share them. My dad was cleaning out his house recently and found what is now a priceless family heirloom: a film…