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Spiced Date Cake with Mulled Wine Mascarpone Cream
A friend served a walnut date cake (Simple Southwest Cooking by Judy Walker) with tea one afternoon. The cake was perfectly simple the way it was, but to me, it cried out to be messed with. The inspiration for this version comes from Amanda’s Apician Spiced Dates in Mr. Latte. I poached the dates before chopping them and adding them to the batter, then used the poaching liquid in the mascarpone. The result is a sophisticated and yummy dessert. It’s not bad for breakfast either. (Extra bonus: It is gluten free for your non pie eaters.)
Balsamic Honey Glazed Butternut
This butternut squash recipe is one of the best I've ever tasted. The ingredients used naturally enhance the flavors of this golden beaut perfectly!
Roasted Butternut with Basil and Parsley
The beautiful orange butternut squash is a favorite in y household. I am often creating recipes using the golden root vegetable. This recipe was simply put together using ingredients right from our own garden!
Roasted Butternut Squash with Orange Juice
All you have to do in this Juice Butternut Squash is cut it open, scoop out the seeds, and you’re ready to roast. Here’s my favorite recipe for Butternut Squash.
Mashed Butternut Squash with Chipotle
The amount of chipotle used can be varied, depending upon the tastes of the chef and expected consumers.
Spinach Crepes
I have been making this recipe for year, got it from a college buddy's mom. A great, quick option for a family weeknight meal that you can eat for days.
Strawberry Preserves: for when you feel like having magic (or a delicious memory) for breakfast
When I was 8 we met my mother's Aunt Frances for brunch at a French restaurant. Aunt Frances was a very distinguished woman who never seemed to age in all of her 90-something years. She would offer you a cocktail upon entering her Upper East Side apartment (even if it was barely 11 am) and she wore her black hair in a chignon until the end. I still remember that brunch-- eating a hot baguette spread with butter and strawberry jam with my chin barely above the crumb covered white tablecloth. It tasted like magic-- and somehow this simple combination of flavors and textures continues to taste like magic even now.
Crispy Ginger Tamari Cashews
This recipe has you brine raw Cashews in a solution of Tamari and fresh ginger, and then cook -- well, actually you are dehydrating -- them in a slow oven.
Oven Roasted Broccoli
My boys inhale this naturally gluten free roasted broccoli recipe whenever I make it. Their friend has been known to eat the entire tray just before dinner.
Proscuitto-Wrapped Asparagus
This recipe was selected for The New York Times "Reader's Recipes: The Potluck" (Oct. 6, 2010) by food52.
Crushed Cauliflower
This is comfort food. It is overcooked but with restraint which gives it a flavor that is deep, resonant and all cauliflower. I can stand at the stove and eat all of it right out of the pan, so keep that in mind before you taste for seasoning. What happens is you get these really caramelly crunchier bits and these bigger pieces that are creamy and tender. It is really, really good with prime rib, leg of lamb or as I said all by itself while standing at the stove.
Steamed Cauliflower with EVOO and Lemon Juice
This is a super-simple, healthy way to eat a lovely vegetable. My mother is from Spain, and this is how she always prepared cauliflower. When we moved to the States and I saw the gloppy, cheese-covered version of how cauliflower is served in most American households, I was slightly horrified.... My children love this dish, it takes just minutes to make and it goes with just about everything....
Simple Roasted Cauliflower
We had this at a dinner party and it was so good that everyone wanted more. Luckily there are few ingredients, so the hostess just popped more in the oven. She used fontina which was good but I like the parmesan more.
CONFETTI CAULIFLOWER
I love the bright green and red colors of this appetizer. It looks gorgeous in the middle of a table. The cauliflowers at the farmers' market are a stunning display of bright colors...orange, green and purple. Here I have dressed up a plain white one so that it holds its own for gaudiness and especially for taste!
Popcorn Popped in Bacon Fat (or "Bacon Grease")
I may not be as thrifty a cook as I want to be but I do know not to throw away the bacon fat. This bacn grease popcorn recipe is a great use for the ingredient.
Crack Wings
I came up with this Crack Wings recipe on a whim. We call them Crack Wings because of their ridiculously addictive nature. They are perfect for parties!
Peachy sweet wings
I was given this recipe 20 years ago and used to make it for every party at my house, to rave reviews. Although one ingredient is Peach Baby food, not something most keep in their cupboard, you could substitute a peach puree or mashed canned peaches instead. I have also used a good thick, fruit sweetened peach preserves.
Laptop Fennel and Radish Salad
First of all I will say up front that I haven't prepared this yet, but I have a cooking job scheduled next week and I'm working from my laptop in a hotel room. I work like this frequently. I'm preparing a porchetta which I can make in my sleep but I must have a salad to satisfy the vegan sect (I've heard they are going to be burning copies of "Nose to Tail" this weekend). But I think fennel and radish will complement the porchetta straight off the food truck. Here's what I'm thinking:
Radish & Herb Butter Roll
I love to make variations of butter rolls to accompany fresh hot rolls out of the oven ...and so this recipe was born. - micki barzilay
Rootin’ Tootin’ Radish Salad
This is an play on tatziki sauce. Here slices of radishes are enveloped in soft clouds of sweet and creamy sour cream. This dish can be served along side of grilled kabobs, or eaten by its self. You can use greek yogurt instead of sour cream, it will add a bit of tanginess.
Sauteed Radishes with Mint
Butter adds a bit of richness to this otherwise simple dish. Browning the butter takes it a step further to add a nutty note, enlivened on the other end by the mint. - liahuber
Deep Red Bells
I missed the submission deadline for the red pepper contest as I was catering to my sick kitty, but I figured I'd share my best red bell pepper recipe here anyway. As soon as peppers start flooding the farmers' market in late summer, I start making batches of these to use on sandwiches, salads, or crostini. They're ridiculously simple, with just a few ingredients, so it's essential to start with great fresh peppers that are perfectly ripe. (And yes, I was thinking of the Neko Case song when I came up with the name for this recipe :) )
Simple Frozen Sweet Corn
This recipe is perfect if you're looking to freeze batches of sweet corn. You will fall back in love with frozen sweet corn after making this delightful recipe.
Cream Corn
This is a really simple recipe but do not think for a moment it isn't complex. What I like about it is it uses the starch from the corn to thicken the cream. You could also add a small pinch of curry powder for a nice change. I like to serve this like many in the South would, with pan seared dove or quail but roast or fried chicken would be good too.