Episodes
Apple Pie Recipe
I got a big box of beautiful apples from our friends Randy and Merrilou in Vermont. Sent straight from the orchard, nine Empire and nine of a newer variety called Vermont Gold (which were BTW the best eating apple I’ve ever ate). I’d heard of Empire apples, but actually never had the pleasure of cooking…
Read MoreKale Pesto
Kale Pesto Recipe Video – scroll down for recipe card Basil time is over, dudes, and there’s a dreary pall over the whole town it feels like. But that don’t mean we cain’t make pesto! This kale pesto with parsley and pecans will perk ya right up, homies. It’s bright and fresh and another great…
Read MorePumpkin Scones
I’ve been thinking a lot about my Grandmother Hornsby lately. She passed away in the spring this year, not unexpectedly, but still sadly. She was a bonafied “anglo-phile” if I ever knew one. She loved the ceremony of tea time and adored crumpets, marmalade, Earl Grey, and of course, scones. She also loved reading trashy…
Read MoreRoast Duck
Kyle Williams has been asking me for a duck recipe since at least early 2012 and it’s taken me until now to figure out how to do it. I’m sure I’m not alone in being a little intimidated by duck. Unless you hunt them yourself, or you live in England where the Christmas Duck still…
Read MorePizza Roll Recipe
I wanted to make pizza rolls, like the things you buy frozen — little bite-sized pockets of dairy fat and shortening surrounding a tiny cube of “pepperoni” — but quickly realized that I don’t have the patience for making 100 bite-sized pizza pockets and if I don’t have the patience for that, who does?! (That…
Read MorePosole Verde — or Pozole Verde!
Our dear friend Bruce (aka Great Stone Face) requested posole (sometimes spelled pozole) this season and I had to do it! Posole (or pozole?) is a Mexican pork and hominy stew. It’s simple and spicy and warms your tummy. Like many Mexican soups, posole is typically served with a myriad of garnishes that make up…
Read MoreChocolate Tart
Holy hell on a hot tin roof. This spiced chocolate tart is so GD easy you wouldn’t even believe me if I told you. So I had to show you.
Read MoreHalloween Punch with Eyeballs
Here’s a boozy tequila punch for Halloween! The eyeballs are optional, but who wouldn’t want a couple of popped-out eyeballs floating around in their Halloween punch? Right?
Read MoreBaked Turkey Meatballs
This recipe has become one of my go-to recipes for a quick and healthy weeknight meal. I actually came up with the first iteration of these for the Cooking with Kids series we did. Turkey meatballs are super flexible and can be used on top of spaghetti, added to a vegetable or bean soup, served…
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