Quick Combos: Eggplant, Watermelon, Green Beans, Sweet Potatoes, Summer Squash and Cucumbers Eggplant We love a comforting late summer dish of Pasta alla Norma. Saute cubed eggplant, onion and garlic and stir into your favorite marinara. Toss with fresh basil Read on!
Citrus-Scented Texas Olive Oil Cake Thank heavens for people who don’t listen to reason. If it weren’t for stubborn idealists, we wouldn’t have electricity, women’s suffrage, or tomato sauce. And without Jim Henry, we wouldn’t have Texas olives. In Read on!
Ricotta Fritters 6 eggs 1/2 c. sugar 1 pound whole milk ricotta cheese 2 1/2 c flour 1 heaping Tbs baking powder 1 tsp vanilla 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg oil for frying powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar (1 Read on!
There is a lull, a tiny one, between Thanksgiving and Christmas. In this momentarily quiet space, I am ever so grateful for the chance to enjoy the full bounty of the autumn fields on homey evenings with my family. Fall Read on!
Adapted from Tartine 1 t salt 2/3 c ice cold water 3 c + 2 T flour 2 sticks + 5 T cold butter Tips: To ensure a flaky crust, work the dough very briefly, making sure some of the Read on!
For streusel: 3/4 cup pecans, toasted and chopped 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, diced, cold For Pie: pastry for one 9″ pie 2 cups pumpkin puree, preferably fresh (cut Read on!
Ingredients Crust: 1 c. flour 2 T sugar 1 stick ice-cold butter, cut into small pieces 2 T ice water Filling: 4-6 med-small pears, peeled and cut into 1 1/2″ chunks 1/2 c. sugar 2 T flour 2 T rosemary Read on!
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour 3/4 cup old-fashioned oats 1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces 1 pound plums, halved, pitted, cut into wedges 1 tablespoon Read on!
Crust 1 2/3 cups all purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon grated orange peel 1/8 teaspoon baking powder 1/8 teaspoon salt 9 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 3 tablespoons (or more) ice water 1 1/2 teaspoons Read on!