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Category Archives: comfort food

Naughty Bars

How can you resist a name like Naughty Bars? I found these a few months ago in the Penzey’s Spices catalog. I ripped it out and stuffed it in a cupboard  and came across it during some New Year’s cleaning. The organizing resolution soon became the downfall of the ‘eat less sugar’ resolution, as I [...]

Posted 12 January 2013 | baked goods   comfort food   cookies   dessert   Uncategorized | Comments (2) Tagged: , , ,

Thanksgiving Dinner: Cornbread Sausage Dressing

Are you ready? Either you have a menu planned and are gearing up for a huge grocery store trip, or you have your bags packed with elastic-waist pants to go visit relatives. Either way, a case of wine is definitely in order. I’m still browsing magazines, cookbooks and Leite’s Culinaria for some knock-out recipes. My [...]

Posted 18 November 2012 | chicken   comfort food   winter holiday | Comments (0) Tagged: , , ,

Pie Palooza!

  What a way to kick off November–eating pie! In my opinion, November 1 kicks off the official start of baking season, and pies are one of those things that people should make more often. They seem intimidating, but with a little practice, mixing and rolling out pie crust is a cinch, while pouring in [...]

Posted 01 November 2012 | baked goods   comfort food   dessert   Ideas | Comments (1) Tagged: , , ,

Fried Green Tomatoes

It’s officially over–tank tops and shorts have been replaced with jeans and a sweater. I’m drinking hot tea instead of lemon and mint-spiked ice water. The ice cream machine is at the back of the cupboard–but there’s a plum crisp in the oven. But I think I can squeeze in one last summer recipe. As [...]

Posted 30 September 2012 | appetizers   comfort food   gardening   Vegetables   vegetarian | Comments (2)

Salty Caramel Ice Cream

Summer is drawing to a close. V’s of geese are cutting through the skies most evenings. The temperatures have cooled (slightly). A few ambitious trees have sent  leaves scarlet. It’s been a good one–very hot, very dry, but good. The garden is full to bursting, we’ve logged many hours at the pool and we’ve made [...]

Posted 19 August 2012 | comfort food   cookbook review   dessert | Comments (1) Tagged: , , ,