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Recipes for Fall

Dark Magic Gingerbread with Butterscotch Sauce

by Laura 28 October 2010
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My friend Sonja says that every time she makes this gingerbread the whole room swoons.  With that kind of recommendation, and a name so apropos for Halloween, and our Honey Girl flying home from college for a long weekend to celebrate with us to boot, I had to try it.  It’s from A Measure of [...]

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Pumpkin Soup with Pancetta, Crème Fraiche, and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

by Laura 26 October 2010
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It’s a blustery day here today.  It’s raining, and it’s the first really cold rain of the fall.  When I headed to the market, I was underdressed, damp and shivering, and clueless about what to cook for dinner.  Then a display of pie pumpkins caught my attention as I entered, and I couldn’t help but [...]

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Spiced Apple Pie with Cheddar Crust, Madeira-soaked Currants, Pickled Figs, and Caramelized Walnuts

by Laura 21 October 2010
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I know, another apple pie.  And on the heels of an apple pie.  But I had another peck of apples, and a visitor who loves apple pie, and, just in case you’ve also eaten your fill of rather plain jane apple pies this fall, I thought I would fancy up a pie with some interesting [...]

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All American Apple Pie

by Laura 19 October 2010
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I struggled with apple pie for some years trying to find a way to avoid the typical apple pie pitfalls.  The apples shrunk away from their top crust, the fillings were watery or were made gummy by various thickeners, and, even with apples suitable for pie baking, they were often disappointing in texture and flavor.  [...]

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Pickled and Candied Brown Turkey Figs

by Laura 13 October 2010
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This summer I was treated to a storybook week in Santa Fe: beautiful meals, four delicious operas, and charming company.  It was my first time in the city, and I was overwhelmed by the quality of the light, the vastness of the sky, and the lavender mountains at sunset.  It was an unexpectedly beautiful place, [...]

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