Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
Fact: even cookie dough can’t save bad ice cream. It only took one bite of that flavorless and icy mistake for me to learn this...
Spaghetti Squash with Tomatoes, Basil, and Parmesan
Fall is in the air. The days are getting shorter… The nights are crisp (by Nashville standards, anyway)… The first winter squash appeared in our...
Classic Whoopie Pies
Strange name, delicious results. I had been meaning to make these for some time now, because I knew they would be something Taylor would thoroughly...
Lobster Rolls and Homemade Brioche Buns
Every once and a while we like to treat ourselves to something special. Whether it is a rack of ribs for Valentine’s day, lamb chops...
Fig Spice Cupcakes with Honey Cinnamon Buttercream
Considering only one of my last ten posts were desserts, I think I have some catching up to do. You know that we’re cooking lots...
Chocolate & Hazelnut Meringue Cake
Sometimes you see a recipe, and you know you have to make it. Immediately. This was one of those recipes. No special occasion, no dinner...
French Tomato Tartlets
Taking a brief respite from the fig madness… we turn to another one of late summer’s treasures. We have been trying to enjoy the tomatoes...
Fig, Prosciutto, and Arugula Pizza
First of all, I’d like to extend a huge congratulations to Julia, fellow Nashvillian and lucky commenter #68, for winning the great fig-away! Julia, I...
Fig Jam Four Ways
There is something comfortably familiar about fig jam. It’s hard for me to place, because I don’t remember eating any fig jam when I was...
Goat Cheese and Prosciutto Wrapped Figs
I’ve decided that I really need friends with fruit trees. The kind of friends that have so much delicious, ripe fruit bursting from their trees...
Jar Explosion
For two people who don’t eat a lot of jam, we sure have a lot of jam. And salsa. And pickles. And tomatoes. Yep, I...
Zucchini Salad with Lemon, Almonds, and Parmesan
Summer squash overload? Yep, we know the feeling. Seems like everyone gets a little tired of the stuff by this time of year, and yet...
