Creamy black garlic-spinach farro risotto with balsamic and herb-roasted tomatoes. This dish has two fun ingredients that you may or may not be familiar with, farro and black garlic. Farro is a term that refers to three species of hulled wheat; spelt, emmer, and einkorn. Emmer is the most commonly found species in the U.S. […]
Month: November 2020
Warm Spinach Salad
Baby spinach tossed with warm cranberry bacon vinaigrette, roasted sweet potatoes, honied pumpkin seeds, and fresh goat cheese. After a day of stuffing myself with turkey and other goodies, I thought it was time for something a little lighter. So, today I bring you this warm spinach salad. Warm spinach salads use to be very […]
Cranberry Pecan Tarts
Mini tarts made with an all-butter crust, brown sugar pecan pie filling, and tart cranberries. My husband’s family used to own a pecan orchard. In the fall, there was always an overabundance of pecans. So, of course, I made lots of pecan pies. Unfortunately, I no longer have access to a pecan hoard, being thousands […]
Brioche Rolls
Soft buttery brioche dinner rolls. No other bread can quite compare to brioche. It is rich and buttery, sweet and savory. It’s delicious as plain toast or as toast points with foie gras. It makes a tasty sandwich too! But for today’s post, I formed this bread into dinner rolls. This brioche was made into […]
Cranberry Goat Cheese and Almond Crackers
Creamy goat cheese with spiced cranberry jam and homemade almond poppy seed crackers. A few years ago, I stumbled upon a seasonal cranberry goat cheese log at Costco. I was curious, so I bought one to try. I thought it was quite good, especially for holiday snacking. The following year I looked for the cheese […]
Mac & Beer Cheese
Macaroni noodles in a cheddar-pepper jack beer cheese sauce with bacon garlic breadcrumbs. The mixture of beer and cheese has been around for centuries but has been gaining popularity in recent years. Today, I am taking this delightful mixture and turning it into mac & cheese. The beer cheese sauce is easy to make and […]