Comfort Food
Peanut Butter Caramel Blondies
Why? Because:
It's the weekend. Oh, it's not? Well, it soon will be.
Somewhere in your house, a football game is playing. And someone needs a...
New Mexican
Big List of Traditional New Mexico Foods
Albóndigas: meatballs
Atole: a thick, hot gruel made from corn
Biscochito: anise-flavored cookie, sometimes made with lard.
Burrito: a small-to-medium white flour tortilla, filled with fried meat,...
Cakes and Pies
Fresh Berry Tart
I have a confession to make. Yes, I need to reveal this awkward, little secret, because anybody who's read both Fitzgerald and Philippa knows...
Basics
Crème Pâtissière
Crème Pâtissière (Custard Filling)
Recipe Type: Dessert
Author: Adapted from Julia Child
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
5 egg yolks
1/2 cup flour
2 cups boiling milk
1 tablespoon butter
1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla...
Basics
Julia Child’s Pie Crust (Páte Brisée Sucrée)
Julia Child's Pie Crust (Páte Brisée Sucrée)
Author: Adapted from Julia Child
For one 8-9 inch pastry shell.
Ingredients
1 1/3 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons...
Fish and Shellfish
Salmon with Mustard Dill Sauce
Despite having salmon EVERY SINGLE MEAL in Port Townsend, I came back home craving it. Luckily our family was happy to indulge me.
Rewind several...
Past Trips
Salmon, Salmon and the Port Townsend Farmers Market
Salmon is EVERYWHERE in Port Townsend. You see it in the ocean, on the menus, even on the street.
Because at home we usually buy...
Cakes and Pies
Fresh Apricot Pie
It's apricot season! That means our love affair with with the fruit comes Stateside. Here's a version with only the simplest ingredients, basically fresh...
Comfort Food
Coconut Bread Pudding
Oh my, we loved our dinner at Jacques-Imo's!
Maybe because the restaurant is far from the Quarter and you don't feel like a tourist. Or...
Creole/Cajun
Road Trip to New Orleans and a Shrimp Po Boy
Every year we used to pile in the car at 6 a.m. on a July morning, slip in the Willie Nelson CD (On the...