Apple Cake
/This is such a delicious apple cake: incredibly moist, perfectly spiced, and as good for breakfast and a snack as it is for dessert!
Read MoreThis is such a delicious apple cake: incredibly moist, perfectly spiced, and as good for breakfast and a snack as it is for dessert!
Read MoreHave mercy, this is good. If peaches aren't in season, substitute a fruit with a similar taste profile that is.
Read MoreThis cranberry-pomegranate blend is just really, really tasty! A wonderful compliment to steak, cheese, creamed greens...
Read MoreWhen fall approaches, the canner in me starts to envision hearty sweet-savory compotes rather than summer fruit jams. This compote just screams out to be enjoyed with grilled or roasted meat on a cool evening, atop hot polenta and taleggio and would also be absolutely wonderful on your Thanksgiving table. The concord grape base nicely supports the addition of rosemary, garlic, black grapes and brown sugared-pine nuts and the flavors interplay in a truly sublime way.
Read MoreThis is the perfect dessert to bake in the fleeting moments that rhubarb and cherries' seasons overlap; rhubarb's tartness tames the cherries' sweetness, and the hibiscus keeps you digging your spoon in until the whole thing is magically gone.
Read MoreCommercial honey mustards are often cloying and uninteresting. But a homemade one spiked with fresh mango is a different and exciting beast entirely!
Read MoreThis spiced cabbage makes a wonderful side dish or base for roasted salmon. It's also nice layered atop a rye cracker and hummus.
Read MoreBitter meets sour-sweet and then they meet sugar and heat. Mysterious, unique, damn good.
Read MoreA delicious sweet and savory side dish or snack.
Read MoreThis is an extremely easy way to prepare flank steak. While the marinade is fairly muted, this is a solid recipe, and easy to boost with flavorful sides and/or a chutney or mustard on top.
Read MoreThis is my favorite-ever pecan pie. The oats are the perfect foil to the intense sweetness of the sugary filling, and the saltiness of my family pie crust provides a delicious counterpoint too.
Read MoreIn DC, there's a great breakfast/brunch spot called Open City. My favorite dish on its menu is the multigrain pancakes, and this recipe from epicurious is a very good approximation. Hearty, flavorful, these fill you up but don't weigh you down.
Read MoreWe found this recipe years ago on AllRecipes and have changed it only slightly. These are absolutely delicious baked beans- the best I've had.
Read Moremusings from a stay-at-home, cooking-obsessed mom
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