Split Pea Soup and Homemade Rolls

At the end of a long, rainy week I really needed a nice comforting bowl of soup tonight, so I made a pot of green split pea soup from scratch. I love a good roll with my soup, and I got home a little…

Homemade Caramels and Marshmallows

I love making homemade gifts for Christmas – some years almost everything I gift is homemade and some years it’s only a little token. This year I’ve got a serious sweet tooth going on so I had to try my hand at marshmallows and…

Galletas de Navidad or Tita’s Christmas Cookies

Do you have a special cookie recipe that you just absolutely must make each Christmas? One that actually defines the holidays for you? Maybe your family is like ours and each parent brings their own must-have cookie to the mix. For us the special…

Swiss Chard and Artichoke Tart

Savory tarts are some of my favorite things to eat – I love the combination of the rich crust, the flavorful vegetables, the filling egg and salty cheese. They’re also versatile, so you can serve them for breakfast, lunch or dinner. In Peru there…

Cook the Collection #9: Better Homes & Gardens Cookies Cookies Cookies

Better Homes and Gardens Cookies Cookies Cookies is an older cookbook (published in 1992) which is a bit of a novelty book – half of the book is called “Any – Day Treats” with basic recipes for peanut butter cookies and snickerdoodles and when…

Cook the Collection #8: Falling Cloudberries

(Disclosure: The cookbook links below are affiliate links and if you happen to make a purchase through them I’ll receive a small commission)   Time to get back on the ball with the cookbook challenge – at this rate I’ll never get though them all –…

Easy Apple Blueberry Crisp

  I ended up with an excess of apples in the house the other day and made Apple Blueberry Crisps to use some of them up. I mixed up apples, blueberries and vanilla and topped it off with an oatmeal crumble. So good! Ok,…

Cook the Collection #6: The Bread Bible

  (Disclosure: The cookbook links below are affiliate links and if you happen to make a purchase through them I’ll receive a small percentage of your purchase – and of course would be so grateful!) I had the chance to hear Rose Levy Beranbaum speak years…

Cook the Collection #4: The King Arthur Flour Cookbook

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Cook the Collection #3: Baking Illustrated

 (Disclosure: The cookbook links below are affiliate links and if you happen to make a purchase through them I’ll receive a small percentage of your purchase – and of course would be so grateful!) I’m still on the baking kick, but I think this week’s recipe…