Tag: 5 and under ingredients

Cornbread Croutons: How to uplift your big salad

Cornbread Croutons: How to uplift your big salad

Cornbread Croutons: How to uplift your big salad – or – your chili – or – your soup! These babies add so much flavor and so much crunch, they make whatever they grace better. I’m a Big Salad aficionado.  In order to make salads that 

Brown Sugar Acorn Squash

Brown Sugar Acorn Squash

Brown Sugar Acorn Squash is, quite possibly,  the quintessential autumn dish. This was how my Mother always made hers, and despite burning a lip or two, I always ate every little bit. We were at a fancy restaurant for dinner one night, and acorn squash 

Twice Baked Savory Sweet Potato Casserole

Twice Baked Savory Sweet Potato Casserole

Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes are so easy they practically don’t need a recipe. They bake, then they get whipped, then they get baked some more. Instead of putting them back in their skins, we put them in a casserole that can be held easily before 

Smothered Cauliflower: crazy, but it tastes like cauliflower

Smothered Cauliflower: crazy, but it tastes like cauliflower

It’s a real shocker: we are admitting that this Smothered Cauliflower tastes like cauliflower. How come all the uses of cauliflower say it doesn’t taste like exactly what it is? I LOVE mashed cauliflower, but it tastes like, well, cauliflower. Ditto for cauli-rice. Cauli-pizza dough? 

Easy Pretzel Bites: How to Win Football Sunday

Easy Pretzel Bites: How to Win Football Sunday

Lord, these soft pretzel bites are simple: perfect for a Sunday spent watching a football game having a beer (root or regular). They are made using a tube of biscuit dough and are delicious with almost any side.     What gives pretzels their distinct 

Weekly Menu 09.09.18

Weekly Menu 09.09.18

Our Weekly Menu 09.09.18 includes easy, family friendly meals for a busy week. We are having a typical family Sunday Dinner – easy appetizer and dessert included. Chicken Crepes are a real throwback – when I was starting out my storied cooking career, I created