Fruit

Strawberry Chocolate Shortcakes

Strawberry shortcake is a wonderfully simple, old fashioned dessert that never seems to go out of style. And I’ve been enjoying its charms over the past several months, since I live in Florida, where the long Winter-Spring strawberry season is still underway. My typical approach to strawberry shortcake is to [...]

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A Strawberry Pie Valentine

Valentine’s Day, for me, conjures up thoughts of romance and affection, of course, but also of strawberries. The fruit is red hot love red, deliciously sweet, and even heart shaped; what could be more apt? But I also have another, more prosaic reason for associating this fruit with our annual [...]

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Very Tangerine (or Orange) Poppy Seed Cake

Recipes sometimes stem from not having enough of a good thing; money is often the missing ingredient that can spur creativity in the kitchen. At other times, we find ourselves with too much of a particular ingredient and must look for new ways to use it. This cake recipe falls [...]

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Apple Butter Sticky Buns

Eating in moderation, using local and organic ingredients wherever possible, is a motto I generally try to adhere to. However, I must admit that I consider the December holiday season to be a special time-out period. It seems almost obligatory to over-indulge, let the extra calories fall where they may, [...]

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Cranberry Mascarpone

As mentioned in my previous post, I do a lot of tasting when I cook Thanksgiving dinner, and so I typically feel as stuffed as the Thanksgiving turkey by the time dinner is over. After such a heavy meal, the prospect of a dense sweet potato or pumpkin pie for [...]

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Cranberry Sorbet

When I cook Thanksgiving dinner, I’m usually pleasantly full by the time dinner is ready to serve — I do too much tasting — and I feel as stuffed as the Thanksgiving turkey when dinner is over. So the idea of facing a hearty, calorie-laden pie at the end of [...]

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Fresh Cranberry and Orange Relish

When I was growing up, my family’s Thanksgiving turkey dinner was always served with fresh cranberry and orange relish, not cranberry sauce. And I have maintained the tradition in my own family, using a recipe, original source unknown, handed down to me by my mother. It is light, bright, zippy, [...]

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Fall Harvest Fruit Crisp

Fruit crisp is a comfort food favorite that lends itself to cooking with the seasons, when fruit is at its prime, in abundant supply in local farmers’ markets, and, if we’re lucky, in our own gardens. It also has the distinct advantage of allowing us to satisfy our craving for [...]

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Banana Pecan Waffles

Pecans are a much loved recipe ingredient in the American South, and pecan waffles (along with the ubiquitous grits) are a staple of the Southern breakfast table. I, for one, bought my first waffle iron about fifteen years ago solely for the purpose of making pecan waffles. They are that [...]

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