Herb marinated double-cut lamb chops with creamy parsnip puree and a fig port reduction. For this dish, I partially deboned a rack of lamb to make thick-cut chops. I utilized the bones I removed to make a stock that fortified the finished sauce. I realize this is a lot of work! Not everyone is into […]
Six layer spiced apple date cake with caramel and cream cheese frostings, garnished with toasted pecans and caramel candy apples. I look at a lot of food photos. Lately, I have been seeing these beautiful apple cakes with the whole caramel or candy apples on top. The photos are amazing and they make me want […]
Shaved kabocha pumpkin, gala apples, and brussels sprouts, with black pepper honey pumpkin seeds, bourbon macerated craisins and orange dressing. The majority of people probably aren’t used to eating raw pumpkin. It is a hard, starchy fruit that most often requires boiling or baking. But when shaved, shredded, or spiralized, the pumpkin’s texture becomes crisp […]
Chewy pumpkin oatmeal cookies sandwiched around an Italian meringue, cream cheese filling. When I was a kid, I loved prepackage oatmeal cream pies. Chewy molasses oatmeal cookies with a mysterious marshmallowy filling. Even as I began to get older, they were one of my go-to snack foods when I needed a sugar fix. But nowadays, […]
