Erin Cooks

Dinner, Healthy, Holidays / Entertaining, Poultry

Meatball Heroes with Tri-Colored Peppers

January 18, 2007 Print This Post

The super tasty and figure friendly dish below has officially allowed Ellie Krieger to overthrow Giada as my favorite food network celebrity chef. Should the Patriots make it to the...

Baked Goods, Bread / Rolls, Breakfast, Doughnuts / Pastry

Sweet Potato Biscuits

January 9, 2007 Print This Post

Biscuits are a big deal in my family.  It’s a well known fact that the only person who can make acceptable biscuits is my grandmother.  The rest of us generally...

Dinner, Poultry, Soups / Stews

Wine-Braised Chicken

January 5, 2007 Print This Post

Ever since I was a little girl I’ve always loved pouring over cookbooks, marveling at the gorgeous pictures, and wondering how each one would taste. I have vivid memories of...

Dinner, Poultry

Dave Lieberman’s Thai Chicken Curry

January 4, 2007 Print This Post

Dave Lieberman’s Thai Chicken Curry is absolutely delicious.  I’m now officially in love with coconut milk and I can’t wait to use it in something else.  Chris and I devoured...

Baked Goods, Bread / Rolls, Breakfast, Maine

Marjorie Standish’s Shredded Wheat Bread

December 31, 2006 Print This Post

My grandmother gave me a copy of Marjorie Standish’s Cooking Down East cookbook for Christmas. It’s full of simple New England style recipes including one of my absolute favorites, Shredded...

Baked Goods, Cake, Desserts, Holidays / Entertaining, Nostalgia

Years in the Making of the Yule Log

December 30, 2006 Print This Post

On Christmas Eve Eve my mother and I made a number of desserts including a Chocolate Yule Log.  I’ve wanted to make a Yule Log ever since I was a...

Gift Ideas, Kitchen Additions

Santa Brings a Pink KitchenAid Mixer

December 26, 2006 Print This Post

At last I’m finally the proud owner of my very own pink KitchenAid mixer. Thank you Mommy! It’s a perfect thing of beauty. Honestly, I have an uncontrollable urge to...

Appetizers, Baked Goods, Dinner, Healthy, Holidays / Entertaining, Vegetarian

Baked Latkes

December 19, 2006 Print This Post

In honor of Hanukkah I made Potato Latkes for dinner.  My mom cooked these when I was growing up, but her version was fried and unfortunately I spent the weekend...