Pretty homemade herb crackers.
I spotted the idea for this on the new Martha Stewart iPad app and figuratively bookmarked it to try. These little herb crackers are so pretty, and the recipe couldn’t be easier: pie dough, some fresh …
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Homemade cheese straws.
What’s better than cheese and crackers? Why cheese IN a cracker, of course. For years, one of my mom’s go-to cocktail snacks has been cheese straws. They’re not complicated to make—just butter, flour, cheese, salt and …
Warm and comforting tomato risotto.
I know, I know … risotto is just SO hard to make. Actually, it’s EASY to make at home and difficult to make in a restaurant (my opinion, certainly). Risotto is a dish that’s in regular …
Roasted vegetables, 3 ways.
When you cook for two as we do, it’s challenging to find creative ways to use leftovers. I look for ways to reuse, rather than reheat, leftovers. One night’s grilled steak becomes the next day’s steak …
Ripening garden tomatoes.
Our long, hot summer here in the Ohio Valley continued well into November. In advance of a cold night last week that was forecast to bring a killing frost, I raided the tomato patch in the …
A Midwest version of shrimp and fried green tomatoes.
We tend to think of fried green tomatoes as a Southern food, but they’re not exclusively so. In fact, for gardeners like us here in the Midwest, this is a tasty way to use up those …
Fall cut-out cookies.
My colleague Grace has mad baking skills and comes from an impressive line of bakers. So when we finally got a dose of baking weather recently (it’s been a long, hot summer well into October), she …
Better than store-bought: Growing your own garlic.
A handwritten sign at the Hazelfield Farm stand at the farmer’s market read, “Garlic, for cooking or planting.” I’ve quickly come to realize the benefits of cooking with local garlic—the cloves are intensely flavorful without being …
Endive, apple and walnut salad.
I carry a small Moleskine notebook with me, into which I scribble ideas and inspirations for recipes to try at home. Years ago, Rob and I were enjoying dinner at Jean-Robert’s Bistro in Cincinnati (now just …
