Tis the season for all thing peppermint – candy canes and other minty treats are appearing on store shelves, and peppermint flavored drinks on the coffee house menus. I love peppermint lattes and mochas, but would much rather have the convenience of making them at home than venturing out in the cold to get one, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘fall cooking’
Creamy potato soup
I love a good sale, so when the local store had potatoes on sale for a good price, we bought a couple of 10-lb bags, knowing that they’ll most likely keep through the winter months. What to do with all those spuds? My first order of business was a nice batch of creamy potato soup. [...]
Countdown to Thanksgiving: Pumpkin trifles
After all these pumpkinny posts, you’d think that would be enough, right? Well – apparently not. I have one last pumpkin recipe up my sleeve, and it’s a good one: pumpkin trifles. These little goodies are as easy to make as they are impressive to serve. In fact, it doesn’t even require a recipe. You’ll [...]
Countdown to Thanksgiving: Sweet potato risotto
We’re getting closer and closer to U.S. Thanksgiving, and I’m still finessing this year’s menu. New twists on old favorites are always fun for guests and the cook, and side dishes are no exception. This year’s table will feature Sweet Potato Risotto, a fall twist on a classic, creamy
Soup in a homemade bread bowl
Soup and bread go together like peas and carrots. No, scratch that – I don’t really care for either peas or carrots. How about, like peanut butter and chocolate. So whenever we have soup, I always try to make sure to have a good bread on the side – whether it’s freshly made baguette or [...]
Cranberry crunch bars
Breakfast doesn’t have to mean a bowl of cereal or a piece of fruit grabbed on the way out the door. Make these cranberry crunch bars ahead of time, and enjoy a crisp-sweet-tart treat any day of the week. It’s also delicious as a dessert – just add crumbled up bars to vanilla or caramel
Countdown to Thanksgiving: Cranberry chutney
Thanksgiving will be here before you know it … time to get your game plan in order for the big day! This week I’m thinking about cranberries – those little balls of vitaminy goodness that are only in season from October through December. This year, I decided to try something new; instead of opening a [...]
Cinnamon apple freezer jelly
Making jams and jellies is one of my favorite ways to preserve summer fruits and vegetables. I recently came across this recipe from Kraft for making freezer jelly – about the easiest type of jelly you can make – and had to try it. Turns out, you don’t even need to peel and slice any [...]
Simplified apple pie
With fall here and apples in abundance, I have had a hankering for apple pie. But the thought of putting together an apple pie is daunting at best, and I just don’t have the energy to do it. Instead, I decided to make a sort of deconstructed apple pie: simply sauteed apples and (store-bought) pie [...]
Easy Summer fruit sorbet
With the freeze watches and warnings we’ve been subject to, I’ve been trying to pick the last of our summer fruit and bring it inside to savor the flavors before they’re gone. You could also use frozen fruit, either store bought or if you had preserved fruits in the freezer; in fact, fruits such as [...]
