Angel Food Cake

Blue Cheese Salad Dressing

Gin Fizz

Spaetzle

Creamy Tomato Soup

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Spiced Molasses Cookies

Creamy Lemon Salad Dressing

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Beef & Bean Chili in the Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot

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Chicken Brine

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Chocolate Cake

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Vanilla Cupcakes

Hummus

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Tender White Bread

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Creamy Mac & Cheese

Chantilly Cream

Whipped Cream

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Blue Cheese Salad Dressing

I have experimented with different bases for this dressing: Mayonnaise, whole milk, heavy cream, sour cream, buttermilk, and varying combinations of these, and have decided I prefer a combination of sour cream and olive oil. I wanted a blue cheese dressing that complemented the flavor of the blue cheese without competing with it and I […]

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Spaetzle

When we have Spaetzle for dinner, I am asked every time why I don’t make this more often, and given how easy it is, I’m really not sure! Describing Spaetzle as a homemade noodle suggests it’s difficult and time consuming to prepare, but with a spaetzle maker, it becomes a quickly prepared side dish. I […]

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Creamy Tomato Soup

This is my idea of the quintessential creamy tomato soup. If you use sweet, fresh, dry-farmed early girls, you’ll find the resulting soup to be balanced and delicious before you even add the cream. If your tomatoes are more acidic, the cream will help balance the acidity as will a little extra salt.

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Creamy Lemon Salad Dressing

If you’re trying to expand your kids’ food repertoire to include salad, this slightly sweet, well-balance and non-acidic dressing might be the key.

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Beef & Bean Chili in the Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot

The quintessential chili recipe

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Chicken Brine

Whether you plan to roast a whole chicken, bake or fry it in pieces, or deep-fry some chicken wings, brining is a worthwhile step when preparing chicken. You can vary the seasonings to your taste and omit the honey if you like. The most important operative ingredient here is the salt. Like in most recipes, […]

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Creamy Mac & Cheese

We prefer creamy macaroni and cheese made on the stove top as opposed to baked macaroni and cheese where the noodles soak up much of the moisture in the sauce while in the oven. With this version, you give up the crunchy topping, but you gain a creamier, saucier consistency and it can be quickly […]

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Meyer Lemon Curd

While regular lemons make a fine lemon curd, there is something special about curd made with Meyer lemons, with a perfect balance of tart and sweet. Enjoy on biscuits or scones, on pancakes or sponge cake, or by the spoonful.

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Potatoes Dauphinoise

From the French province of Dauphine, Potatoes Dauphinoise, or Gratin Dauphinois, has become synonymous with thinly sliced potatoes cooked with milk or cream and cheese. Americans might know it better as a Potato Gratin. I’ve tried different versions over the years, some more decadent than others, but this recipe from Julia Child is our “go […]

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Creamed Kale

I adapted this recipe for creamed spinach to use the hearty kale that is so plentiful in the winter months. It has replaced creamed spinach as a classic side for our “steak night” alongside a nicely browned Gratin Dauphinois.

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