The Clara Project: old-fashioned oatmeal cookies.
You’ll love this old-fashioned oatmeal cookie recipe, with chopped raisins, sweet cinnamon and a soft, cake-like texture.
Category: Dairy
Summery basil-chevre appetizer.
This appetizer will draw “oohs” from your guests: stuff basil leaves with goat cheese and diced tomato. Gorgeous and delicious.
Crostini with hummus and chard.
Swiss chard is prolific right now in gardens and markets; here’s a great way to use it, on crostini with Feta and hummus.
How to make creamy homemade ricotta.
It’s fun and easy to make ricotta cheese at home; here’s and easy recipe and the right technique to produce creamy, Italian-style ricotta.
The Clara Project: favorite vintage recipes.
I’ve been cooking my way through a collection of vintage recipes since last fall; here are 5 of my favorites, including meatloaf and hot-fudge pudding cake!
Mushroom and 3-cheese pizza.
This easy pizza starts with a foundation of whole-wheat pita, some garlicky sautéed mushrooms, and a combo of goat cheese, mozzarella and parmesan.
Grilled red bell pepper and egg sandwich.
Sometimes, the most delicious dishes are also the simplest. I love this classic Italian sandwich: a grilled red pepper half with an egg cracked in the “cup.”
The Clara Project: cheesy chicken shortcakes.
It took some doing to revamp a vintage recipe for cheesy chicken shortcakes, but the result was totally worth it. Kind of like inside-out pot pie.
Cheesy pasta with arugula and mushrooms.
This creamy pasta recipe is incredibly easy, with a terrific combination of flavors that I hadn’t considered putting together before.
