I rarely order dessert when we go out to eat, but when we go to O’Dwyer’s, I make an exception. It’s a local Irish pub that serves pasties and fish and chips along with American fare like sandwiches, salads, and pizza. Several years ago, we went for trivia night and I was intrigued by one …
These are so, so good. If you met them at a party, you’d never believe they’re healthy, but they really are: tomatoes are packed with vitamins, and quinoa gives you a full serving of protein. These are so creamy and savory, they taste like comfort food. They would be excellent as a side dish with burgers …
Everyone who tries these cookies instantly sings my praises and begs for more. It’s an old German recipe my grandmother found years ago. She made a couple of batches but quickly decided they were too much work, and the task fell to me. When I was in high school, I would sometimes make a batch on the …
This dish is a bit time-consuming, but the elegant results are worth the effort. It features roasted sweet potatoes with onions, garlic, cheese, and cream layered over a creamy pumpkin mousse and wrapped in a flaky pie crust. It would make a wonderful, unique Thanksgiving side dish, but it also stands alone nicely as a …
While I was visiting family this summer, my grandmother surprised me by whipping up one of my favorite desserts: this vanilla semifreddo with a frosted flake crust and raspberry sauce topping. She said she got the recipe many years ago from a box of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes and has kept it ever since. I’m glad …
I decided to make red velvet cupcakes on Saturday because I had half a pint of buttermilk in the fridge from making fried chicken last weekend and a package of cream cheese in the freezer from months ago that I had bought on sale and was tired of looking at every time I went for …
