Category: Recipes

So instead of salads and superfoods, I've been seeking out comfort. One of my favorite Friday night dinners is Toad-in-the-Hole -- a British classic that's basically a Yorkshire pudding with sausages. It's not …

...Panforte, a specialty of Siena, a hill town near Florence, dates back to the middle ages, when it was paid as a tax to monks and nuns, and was reportedly carried by Crusaders on the …

<a title="Hazelnut Blondies by The Domestic Front, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amusebouches/6495515827/"><img alt="Hazelnut Blondies" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6495515827_135ffd4a79.jpg" width="500" height="333" /></a> <br /> Fortunately, some kind soul long ago invented the bar cookie, which have the advantage of being delicious, baking up …

...My father didn't just love tradition, he loved ritual. He wouldn't just visit the same city over and over again, he would stay at the same hotel, visit the same restaurant, and order the …

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amusebouches/6343380092/" title="Ham 3 by The Domestic Front, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6234/6343380092_bee9c32fbb.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Ham 3"/></a> The holidays are so much more than a single day. They're an excuse for gatherings of friends and family, shared …

I wasn't sure what to call this. The recipe that I adapted it from is called a pie, but we all know a pie, and this is no pie. Cobbler would have a …

With all the holiday entertaining, it's nice to have a couple of good appetizers up your sleeve -- something that can be served to guests or brought along to a party. Something that can …