Tag: Make Ahead

Raspberry Cream Tart with Chocolate Crust

Raspberry Cream Tart with Chocolate Crust

This easy but spectacular raspberry tart has a bittersweet chocolate cookie crust, lighter-than-air raspberry cream filling, and the tart tang of fresh raspberries drizzled with a thick, glossy, raspberry glaze.

Main Dish Salad #1: Baby Greens with Chicken and Goat Cheese

Main Dish Salad #1: Baby Greens with Chicken and Goat Cheese

Soft baby greens topped with slices of tender chicken, crumbles of tangy goat cheese, chewy dried cherries, crunchy walnuts and a drizzle of syrupy fig vinaigrette.

Sticky Buns

Sticky Buns

Gooey, buttery, cinnamon-laced, drenched with caramel topping and scattered with crunchy pecans, Sticky Buns are the ultimate breakfast roll.

Mamie’s Rolls

Mamie’s Rolls

This soft, sweet, buttery dough makes the best rolls (sandwich or dinner-sized), cinnamon bread and, of course, Sticky Buns.

Cranberry Pecan Streusel Coffeecake

Cranberry Pecan Streusel Coffeecake

Nothing’s quite as festive for breakfast as this Cranberry Pecan Streusel Coffeecake – moist and sweet/tart, flavored with a hint of orange and topped with a thick layer of buttery streusel and crunchy pecans.

Old-Fashioned Christmas Cookies

Old-Fashioned Christmas Cookies

Old-fashioned Christmas cookies from my grandmother’s recipes aren’t fancy or trendy, but they still taste the best, and it wouldn’t be Christmas without them.

Chocolate Peppermint Brownie Cookies

Chocolate Peppermint Brownie Cookies

Chocolate Peppermint Brownie Cookies are intensely chocolate-y with a rich fudgy-ness that puts brownies to shame, and a festive hint of peppermint for the holidays.

Gruyere Crisps

Gruyere Crisps

Why have cheese and crackers when you can have crackers made out of cheese?  Buttery, flaky, and tangy from aged Gruyere, these crackers are enough all by themselves.

Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin Pie

I’ve got all the tips for making a classic Pumpkin Pie that’s rich and creamy, silky smooth, and subtly spicy.

Basic Vinaigrette, with Variations

Basic Vinaigrette, with Variations

Vinaigrette is the perfect recipe for riffing.  Start with the basic recipe and then try one of my variations, or make up your own.