Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Apple Cider Sauce

I really like gnocchi.  I usually cheat when I eat it, and use a package from Trader Joe’s.  I made ricotta gnocchi once, and while it was good, it was too rich for me to want to eat regularly. This gnocchi recipe, however, is awesome.  I want to make it all the time.    It’s labor intensive, but totally worth [...]

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The return of butternut squash season

Last night, I got all Top Chef on this soup recipe. I made it a bunch of times last year, and it is so delicious.  However, in a stunning act of stupidity, I somehow managed to break my hand blender and I haven’t replaced it.  So, no soup for me! Instead, I deconstructed it and baked it.  [...]

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Amazing Fall Gnocchi

I randomly stumbled upon Liz’s Cooking Blog, where she had a divine looking recipe consisting of gnocchi, butternut squash, sage, and pine nuts. I had all these ingredients on hand the other night, plus I had bacon that I needed to use up. I decided to toss that in too. The result was to die [...]

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Apple Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Buttercream

Yum. These cupcakes were so good. They are pure Martha Magic. They are not too sweet and incredibly moist. They taste like apple cider. The buttercream works perfectly with them, though they would probably be good on their own with just a dusting of powdered sugar. To Make the Cupcakes Makes 2 Dozen Ingredients 2 [...]

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Marbelized Lemon Tart with Sage Cornmeal Crust

As you know by now, I’m obsessed with putting herbs in desserts. And who doesn’t love lemon tarts? Sage makes it seasonal. Though I’m sure this recipe would be equally good with rosemary or thyme. The recipe comes from Martha Stewart. It’s somewhat involved, so if you want to make it, plan ahead. I’ll definitely [...]

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Cranberry Sorbet

This sorbet is wonderful, though it didn’t taste how I expected. The recipe on Epicurious said it was “Cranberry and Orange Thyme Sorbet.” You know how obsessed I am with putting herbs in my desserts, so I was really excited to try this. Unfortunately, it has no thyme flavor whatsoever. I used lemon thyme, which [...]

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Warm Roasted Butternut Squash Salsa

I made this last week for my elections party, and named it “October Surprise.” While the official recipe name is a salsa, it really is more like a bean dip, and it was so delicious that I would probably just eat a bowl of it, like chili. The recipe comes from the Washington Post. (No, [...]

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Pomegranate Cranberry Sauce

The one produce item that seems in short supply here on the west coast is cranberries. Being a Massachusetts native, I love me some cranberry sauce, so this has been distressing. I’ve been searching for these things for a month now, since they are widely available on the east coast in late September. They finally [...]

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Party Foods

We had a few friends over last week and I prepared a few quick little munchies for the event. These two dishes were quick and elegant and incredibly tasty. Both come from old issues of Food and Wine. Cashews with Crispy Sage and Garlic Ingredients 2 garlic cloves, slicedOlive oil12 sage leaves plus 1 tablespoon [...]

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In Honor of the First Week of Fall…Butternut Squash Soup!

Tis the season for yummy soups. This week’s box had apples in it, and Trader Joes had butternut squash on sale, so I took that as an omen that I needed to make a nice fall soup. This recipe from Food and Wine is amazing. Butternut Squash Soup with Apple and Smoked Cheddar Ingredients2 tablespoons [...]

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