Roasted Chicken with Butternut Squash and Pears
Last night Rami and I celebrated the end of August with this baked chicken dish. It comes together in less than an hour, and its ingredients and savory sweet flavors foreshadow the goodness of fall.
Read MoreMeal Plan, August 24-30
Today is not going very well. I’m a little emotionally hungover from Sunday’s (very successful) pie fundraiser, and I forgot to eat breakfast for the umpteenth day in a row this morning. I also just saw that Jada and Will Pinkett Smith are getting separated. I keep asking myself, if the couple can’t make it whose kid makes me want to Whip My Hair, who can?? The light at the end of my tunnel is the big, juicy watermelon waiting for me in my refrigerator today. I have plans to make salad, margaritas and sorbet with that melon tonight and, if I am feeling extra ambitious, I...
Read MoreAmbassador Black Bottom Pie
My sister Beth and I found this old-fashioned pie recipe in my Grandma's collection of cookbooks. Our curiousity was piqued in part by the recipe's unusual name, in part by its intriguing combination of flavors: chocolate, ginger, vanilla creme, egg whites. We were also in the mood for pie. (Who isn't these days?)
Read MoreSlow Cooker Field Pea Stew
This recipe is one of my go-to dishes during busy times since the slow cooker does all the hard work. Tender hunks of ham, creamy peas and buttery potatoes cook all day in a smoky pot likker, so comfort's ready to serve when you get home.
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