Vegetable Cheddar Soup
When I lived in Portland all by my little old self after college I used to make this very soup in a hand me down pot that I acquired from...
The Office: Dinner Party
I love throwing dinner parties! In fact, next weekend, I’m having a special “unveiling” party for the Limoncello we’ve been making. I have no idea what to make to complement...
Pumpkin Yeast Rolls
When these rolls came out of the oven and I tasted the first one sandwiched with a little butter I almost did a cartwheel. Finally, I’d made a recipe with...
Beef and Broccoli with Oyster Sauce for Two
When Chris and I spent a year living in “the burbs” recently one of my favorite places to eat definitely wasn’t fancy, far from it in fact. I really liked...
Contessa Chicken Salad
Did you eat Miracle Whip when you were a kid? Because I did. A lot. I vividly recall having a conversation with my doctor at one point about what kind...
Butternut Squash and Vanilla Risotto
Confession time: until I made this creamy risotto dish I’d never purchased or even used a vanilla bean before. I know — total baking blasphemy! Last month, after I read...
Mushroom Stroganoff
I don’t know about the rest of you, but after spending the last few weeks literally gorging myself on wine, cheese, chocolate, more wine, dip, crackers, wine again, and then...
Tomato and Zucchini Quiche
I have an obsession with quiche. I seem to be on a never ending quest to find the perfect recipe. This is of course complicated by the fact that I...