Category: Seasonal

If there's one dish that I must have on Thanksgiving, it's stuffing. I like sweet potatoes, but don't need them. Mashed potatoes always seem a bit superfluous to me. Even turkey is negotiable. But stuffing, …

I know that there are large factions of people in America who think a sweet potato isn't worth eating if it doesn't have marshmallows on top. I've tried to see that point of view. I …

  There are things I love, but I’m too lazy to make them often. Chicken and dumplings – a relatively simple dish — just seems exhausting to me. Cooking all that chicken! Making that soup! …

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amusebouches/8050960680/" title="Pumpkin Pie French Toast Closeup by The Domestic Front, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8175/8050960680_fa79164b25.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Pumpkin Pie French Toast Closeup"/></a> This french toast, then, is my brave attempt to bring a little autumn to my …

...Of course, once we got home, I had Maine withdrawal. Lobster in California is never, ever, ever $2.99 a pound. So I made do, in a thrifty New England way, and came up …

The end of August is not the easiest of times. The novelty of summer has worn off, lost its gloss and charm. Summer camps are over, the last suitcases from vacation are half unpacked and …

...This trifle (which was inspired by a query from my friend Rebecca, who was looking for a tropical themed dessert to take to an outdoor production of the Tempest) is a variation on my family's …