Gorgeous scalloped potatoes with caramelized onions, Gruyere and Parmesan cheeses. Perfect for holiday entertaining! One of the most requested dishes at our holiday table, for either the Christmas holidays or Easter, is this scalloped potatoes gratin with caramelized onions and Gruyere. For this recipe I wanted a somewhat "lighter" version of the classic, so we skip the cream and bacon that you would normally find in a more...
Roasted kabocha squash soup, thick and creamy, with ginger, cumin, and coriander. Perfect for fall! Have you come across "Kabocha" squash in the market? It's a Japanese variety of winter squash, one that is heavy and thick-fleshed, similar in that way to butternut squash, with a deep, rich flavor. Typically the outer skin is forest green, though some varieties are sunset orange and red as well. Elise Bauer My friend Kori gave me a kabocha...
Classic baked apples! Filled with pecans, cinnamon, raisins, butter, and brown sugar. I was in New England a few weeks ago, at the height of apple picking season. I'm guessing they're all down now, but our apples here in Northern California are at their peak. There are so many great varieties in the market to choose from! We first posted this recipe in 2006, during another trip east to visit my goddaughter and her family. A gang of us went...
Gluten-free rice pudding scented with oranges and two kinds of almonds is the hands-off slow cooker dessert needed to feed a crowd. The slow cooker does all the work so all you have to do is eat bite after bite. This slow cooker rice pudding, a riff on Indian Kheer, is a gluten-free, vegetarian, homey dessert you can serve either warm or cold. I came to love kheer during Jewish holidays growing up when my grandmother would make it. For...
Homemade pesto is one of the best ways to enjoy a bounty of fresh basil. This basil pesto recipe uses pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan or Romano cheese, and extra virgin olive oil. Make it in just 15 minutes! Every year we plant basil and every year the plants do so well that we can't use it up fast enough. What to do? Basil pesto, of course! Here is a simple recipe. Ingredients for Pesto Sauce Note that pesto is always made to taste, based on the...
