Alright, one recipe for you. (Blogging after being away for such a long time is hard!) Sugary, sticky, pull apart rolls filled with ground hazelnut, grated apple and raisins! In German they’re called “Hefeschnecken” which literally means “yeast snails”. Ick, I prefer my English title. By the way, the recipe I used is from my [...]
By Theresa
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Posted in Baked Goods - Sweet, bread, Breakfast/Brunch, Dessert, European, Pies & Pastries, Sweet, Swiss
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Also tagged apple, nuts, raisin, Swiss, yeastbread
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I got a special request for bread pudding the other day. Though I could have mixed in fun things like coconut, apple, rum or pumpkin and made an extra caramel, bourbon or hot custard sauce to serve, I decided to keep things simple. It’s interesting—whenever people ask me to make something, I think about who [...]
By Theresa
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Posted in American, Baked Goods - Sweet, bread, Dessert, Pudding, Sweet
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Also tagged American, bread, custard, dried fruit, pudding, raisin
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Lox ‘n’ bagels is kind of special occasion food in my family. It’s my dad’s way of saying “I love you” to my mom: “Happy birthday, dear. I got you schmear.” The parents were actually here visiting this weekend—not for any special reason (I did get a new job this week, which I’m totally over-the-moon [...]
This is the post-ricotta tart and oatmeal cookie dinner I promised to post about: a somewhat strange recipe for chicken and milk from Jamie Oliver. Even Jamie says it’s “slightly odd”. Basically, it’s chicken roasted in a braising liquid of milk, lemon, spices and a whole stick of butter. Naturally, the combination of lemon and [...]
This is bad, and I mean real bad. Because it is too good—too good for New Year resolutions, too good to for a nondescript name like “Grandma’s Pie” and seriously too good to resist. My 2011 began with such promise. After proclaiming it The Year of the rabbit Me, I made goals like “no more [...]
By Theresa
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Posted in Baked Goods - Sweet, Dessert, European, Italian, Pies & Pastries
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Also tagged cheese, custard, Food Network, Italian, Mario Batali, nuts, pie, raisin, semolina, tart
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Whole Foods makes me mad sometimes. How do they get away with charging people $5.99 for 16 oz of ricotta cheese? It’s just milk heated with a little vinegar. Sheesh! Well, I can do that. So I did. And it’s so simple! I googled around for recipes for a few minutes until coming across this [...]
This moussaka was my veggie main for Thanksgiving. I made it for my mom (who’s actually pescatarian) and my friend S. who joined us for dinner. She brought along her amazingly talented chef husband and also her little sweet pea, baby V. (We all took turns staring at and holding him. He in turn entertained [...]
I’ve already posted about this incredible Swiss non-bread here. (I still think it’s bread, but in Switzerland, it’s just “Zuepfe”. Okay.) I’m just so proud…because it’s so preeeety! And seriously the only bread that works for me every single time. But here’s the recipe again, including U.S. measurements this time. This was the perfect Thanksgiving bread. [...]
What a meal this turned out to be! Sweet sausage and peppers with creamy polenta…delicious. I should seriously make polenta more often—I love the feel of the smooth, tender grains in my mouth. It’s also way more interesting than plain old pasta. Apart from a few minor tweaks, I stayed true to the original recipes [...]
Oregon. Winter is cold and rainy. Spring? Fall? Yup, cold and rainy. But summer, oh, summer–mildly hot, dry, and sunny, they are seriously the best. All you want to do is be outside, hiking, biking and swimming. And when you’re not doing that, you’re popping u-pick berries into your mouth and eating the sweetest peaches, [...]
By Theresa
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Posted in Baked Goods - Sweet, European, French, Pies & Pastries
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Also tagged berry, blueberry, French, Fruit, grape, nectarine, pastry, pie, tart
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