Category: Fall Cooking!
My best recipes for coziness in the Autumn months.
Deep Dish Pecan Pie
What makes my pecan pie special is the spiced rum in the filling, and the fact that there is enough filling to fill a generous [more…]
Fresh Cranberry-Maple Vinaigrette
This dressing is very easy to put together, and is festive, refreshing and versatile. I especially love this with a salad of This vinaigrette will [more…]
Crockpot Sausage, Date, Pecan and Apple Stuffing (with make ahead option)
A great stuffing whether or not you make it ahead of time or not. The “make ahead” portion of this recipe is purely optional. I [more…]
French Style Thanksgiving Turkey (with gravy)
I was planning on re-doing this video, but alas, I ran out of time and with Thanksgiving fast approaching, I thought it prudent to just [more…]
Old-Fashioned Caramel Corn
Crispy, crackly, buttery and surprisingly easy! You don’t need a candy thermometer for this recipe. This delicious caramel makes great homemade gifts to hand out [more…]
Braised Short Ribs
This is the kind of thing I make for big family feasts. If you are looking for a real “show stopper” of a dinner, [more…]
Simple Cheddar Cheese Sauce
Roasted vegetable season is here and there’s nothing quite as delicious on a cold day as a big plate of roasted vegetables topped with a [more…]
Easy Peanut Butter Cookies
The history of peanut butter cookies. Peanut butter cookies are distinctly American! First published in a cookbook in 1910, the peanut butter cookie is credited [more…]
Cast Iron Baked Chicken
The cast iron is the secret to creating an incredibly sumptuous and moist chicken, as the cast iron becomes a “super oven” that charges heat [more…]
Classic Butter and Milk Mashed Potatoes
Delicious, creamy and easy-to-make mashed potatoes. An excellent recipe for a beginner!
Miso-Glazed Pot Roast
Miso, a popular food item in Japan, makes the Classic American Pot Roast even better! This is a recipe I developed while we lived in [more…]
Lush, Deep Dish Chocolate Cream Pie
The best, most decadent, lush and unforgettable pie. My chocolate cream pie recipe uses ten egg yolks and three cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips to [more…]
An Easy Chrysanthemum Cake for my Daughter
This adorable little fall cake is easy enough for a beginner. Watch my video for the instructions on how to use some simple techniques to [more…]
Curried Butternut Squash Soup
This soup starts with one whole butternut squash, along with carrots, celery, onions, potatoes and one apple. This soup makes a large quantity, but it [more…]
German Plum Cake – Pflaumenkuchen / Zwetschgenkuchen
This German delicacy is what we would easily call a tart. It is known in Germany, however, as “kuchen” or cake. This cake is comprised [more…]