Little faces peer through the oven window watching this weekend-morning beauty rise to extravagant heights. The batter, similar to that of popovers, is so easy to make. The addition of pears and browned butter add elements of sweet, sticky Read on!
Eggplant Panzanella
“I’m craving eggplant,” Stephanie said, exactly two minutes before Katie arrived with a big basket of Tecolote Farm’s gorgeous purple-black teardrop shaped black beauty eggplants, and the squatter, chunky, purple and white variety too. Tecolote’s eggplant is never bitter, Read on!
Cajun-Style Corn and Tomato with Fried Okra
1 onion, sliced thin 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 tablespoon vegetable oil plus additional for frying the okra 3 cups fresh corn kernels including the pulp scraped from the cobs (cut from about 4 ears of corn) 1 tomato, seeded Read on!
Succotash of Fresh Corn, Purple Hull Peas, Tomatoes and Onions
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 1/2 cups chopped onion Coarse kosher salt 1 large garlic clove, minced 1/2 lb fresh purple hull peas chicken or vegetable stock (just enough to cover the peas) 3 cups chopped grape tomatoes (about 1 Read on!
Chicken and Corn Stew with Corn Wafers
For the corn wafers 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened 2 teaspoons sugar 1 large egg white 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons yellow cornmeal 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan 1 tablespoon vegetable Read on!
Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce
Bread pudding 2 cups half and half 2 cups pumpkin puree 1 cup (packed) plus 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract Read on!
Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes
1 1/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour 3 tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/3 cups whole milk 3/4 cup pumpkin puree (roast or steam, then puree in food processor Read on!
Spicy Pumpkin and Split Pea Soup
1/4 tsp saffron threads 10 cups (2 1/2 quarts) chicken broth 1 1/4 cups dried yellow split peas 1 large onion, chopped 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground ginger 6 cups peeled, seeded and cubed Read on!
Fettucine with Pumpkin, Shiitakes & Mascarpone
4 cups 1/2-inch pieces seeded peeled fresh sugar pumpkin or butternut squash 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 4 1/2 cups chicken stock 1 cup mascarpone cheese 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter 12 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, Read on!