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Strawberries take the Short Cupcake!

Strawberry Short-Cupcake

It’s strawberry season… so I’ve been told.  I forget every year until I start seeing strawberries everywhere and I’m drawn to them by their hypnotic aroma.  Yes… the aroma tends to put me in another realm and I forget where I am.

Since I’ve been in a cupcake haze the last few weeks and [...]

Herb Roasted Lamb

I think the only time I eat lamb is at Easter.  It’s not that I don’t think of it – I associate it with Easter as it’s pretty much the only time my mother made it.  Occasionally though, she would make a lamb stew…

This is so simple.  You can serve it with roasted potatoes or [...]

Ginger Cookie Madness

The perfect Ginger Cookie

Some people go for the chocolate chip as their favorite cookie.  For me, I have to go with a ginger cookie.  Not the ginger snap mind you.  While some people prefer the crispness of the snap, I love biting into a soft, chewy cookie all full of spicy goodness.  As soon [...]

Apple-Cranberry Crisp

I don’t know what it is about the cooler weather that brings to mind fruit crisps.  Warm, cooked fruit with a crunchy topping makes my heart sing.  Overly sweet desserts are too overwhelming to me but there’s something about the tartness of cranberries mixed with apple that’s extremely appealing.

This recipe came about because I had [...]

Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie

OLD FASHIONED PUMPKIN PIE

Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie

Basic single crust pie pastry

Filling:

2 cups fresh pumpkin puree (or 1 15oz can of pumpkin puree)

¾ cups evaporated cane sugar

½ teaspoon salt

1 – 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

¼ teaspoon ground allspice

¼ teaspoon ground cardamom

¼ teaspoon ground or fresh nutmeg

¼ teaspoon ground cloves

2 large eggs

1½ cups [...]

Roasted Pumpkin Thai Soup

2 small pie pumpkins (approx 6 – 6 ½ lbs), roasted*

Roasted Pumpkin Thai Soup

2 tablespoons coconut oil

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 shallot, finely chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 tablespoon ginger, finely chopped

2 tablespoons lemongrass, finely chopped
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 cans of coconut milk (14oz each)
2 tablespoons red curry paste

3 – 4 cups [...]

Du’in it Local

Farmer's Market, Union Square in NYC

The benefits of buying local produce are numerous.  The most important – helping to support local farms and bring fresh, in season produce to your table.  Nothing beats being able to speak to the folks that actually grow your food.  Not only can you ask about their growing methods [...]