Pineapple Carrot Muffins
A quick-mix batter with flavors of Hawaii: pineapple, coconut oil, fresh ginger, and vanilla.
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Recipe and Tips: Greek Greens Pie
Versions of this pie differ all over Greece depending on what greens are available and who’s doing the cooking. And even my pies change from year to year depending on the greens I’m able to get.
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Ginger-Apple Cream Scones
These scones are crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside with bits of candied ginger for texture contrast.
How to Sourdough
Why did sourdough bread baking zoom at the start of the pandemic? How do I make a sourdough starter? Read on for the info you need.
How to Make a Plum Kuchen
“Kuchen” is German for cake, but you make the cake layer in a Plum Kuchen in a special way.
Pasta Vesuvius
Tomato season is in full swing. Finally. And this pasta “sauce” of baked Roma tomatoes is simply sensational.
Just the Recipe: Pie Cherry Streusel Tart
Remember this recipe for your home canned cherries! If you don’t have access to a pie cherry tree, or they’re not available during their brief season at a local farmers’ market, you can make this tart with canned pie cherries.
Just the Recipe: Peach Upsidedown Cake
I now have what I think is the perfect recipe for peach upside down cake. I think the magic ingredient is the caramel syrup.
Fresh Corn Soufflé
I came up with this corn soufflé that really woke up my taste buds. I had taken my basic cheese soufflé recipe and added some briefly cooked fresh corn, red bell pepper, a little jalapeño, and garlic to the sauce base, and wham!—the birth of an instant favorite.
Fresh Apricot Galette
A galette, a flat, thin, free-form rustic French tart. The hallmarks of this French classic are a crisp and flaky pastry supporting a thin layer of perfectly cooked fresh fruit.
Just the Recipe: Apricot Berry Crumble
Food and Wine magazine voted Apricot Berry Crumble “Best of the Best” shortly after Baking in America was published. Here is the recipe!
Huckleberry Pie!
When I bake huckleberry pie I serve it plain. I know that ice cream or whipped cream go great with many pies, but huckleberries are stars that need no supporting players.
Homemade Potato Buns for BBQ Hot Dogs, Burgers and Other Sandwiches!
Summer is the perfect time to make those BBQ burgers, hot dogs, steak sandwiches, etc. with some buns that do not come out of a plastic bag!