Brown butter, chestnut honey, and thyme roasted pears
These are, in a word, delicious. How can they not be? You can cut through the pears like butter and oh, that great nuttiness of…
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Quinoa pudding with pear compote
I don’t usually cook a lot with quinoa, but a friend just passed me her supply after she found out she’s allergic to it so,…
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Lemon, honey, and yogurt cake
Lemons are the ingredient of the month! I love their freshness and the brightness of flavor that they impart on any dish, big or small….
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Russian-style gingerbread
Seems like everyone is making gingerbread this weekend, and who can believe it, it is a week before Christmas already! Completely snuck up on me,…
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Roasted acorn squash with honey and paprika
This makes a wonderful light lunch or dinner or an equally fantastic side dish for Thanksgiving and beyond (adapted from Melissa Clark’s recipe from Cook This Now,…
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Peanut butter and apple pie
While in the car earlier this week, I wondered: what if you were to make a peanut butter and apple pie? Two things I like…
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Baked apples with rosemary and honey
The smells of autumn: damp leaves, crisp air, and baked apples. Or you could put baked apples first in that list, I am sure no…
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Pork roast with chestnut honey glaze
My cousin gave me this recipe months and months ago, but I had trouble locating inexpensive chestnut honey until I came to Russia and France….
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Leaving France
. . . is always hard. It’s like my spiritual culinary home. A place I go to get inspired, get caught by surprise, take a…
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Fromage blanc with fruit and pollen
After a long weekend full of little indulgences here and there, starting off the week right with this healthy breakfast. Loving the tiny, end of…
