Cranberry Whole Grain Muffins
Fresh cranberries seem to be one of the few remaining seasonal foods (from a consumer point of view). So much produce is easily available year round. But fresh cranberries only…
Stir Fried Orange Beef & Vegetables
Cook the Book: Introducing a More Please series featuring favorite recipes from my cookbook collection. Stir fried orange beef is a homestyle stir fry. The sauce is delightful, flavored with…
Slow Cooker Shredded Beef – Chicago Roast
Chicago roast is slow cooker shredded beef. It's a mash-up combining the popular Crock Pot Italian Beef, itself a homestyle ode to the Chicago style sandwich, with the butter bomb…
Banana Muffins with Crumb Topping
Banana muffins are such a delight in part because they are unexpected. You had every intention of eating that bunch of bananas but seemingly overnight they’ve over ripened into unpalatable…
Pasta and Bean Soup
Pasta and Bean Soup – based on Italian Pasta e Fagioli – is a big bowl of happy. It's a favorite in my soup rotation despite my previous skepticism given…
Fried Green Tomatoes
A juicy tomato at the peak of ripeness is hard to beat. But after filling up on red tomatoes in season, I go green. As in Fried Green Tomatoes. I…
Blueberry Dutch Baby Pancake
Blueberry pancakes rank among my favorite foods. They call to mind summer, breakfast with family, and vacations. A stack of steaming buttermilk pancakes, studded with plump blueberries, juicy purple stains…
Dutch Baby Pancake
When I wake up craving pancakes but I'm feeling lazy, it's time for a Dutch Baby. It's a giant popover that puffs, then settles into a lush, eggy pancake. Whisk…
Fried Rice with Canadian Bacon
Homemade fried rice is in my regular rotation. It's thrifty, versatile, and reliant on pantry staples. Until recently, I’d always used cold rice, previously cooked and stored in the fridge…
Granola
This is my go-to granola, there's always a batch in my pantry. It fulfills an adage of my mom's, that life is better with crunch! Plus, it's my incentive to…