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Gluten-free

North Woods Split Pea Soup with Ham

by Laura 8 February 2011

My Honey Girl’s best friend Laura shares my love of split pea soup. During their middle and high school years, on the occasion that I made a pot, she would bring over a little container and bring home a portion for herself. She and my Honey Girl always seemed to be laughing or squealing about [...]

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Rose Water, Hibiscus, & Dark Cocoa Macarons with Rose Water and Hibiscus White Chocolate Ganaches

by Laura 7 February 2011

My Sweet Boy’s lovely girlfriend Taylor is over to bake today, and we are taking on macarons. We’ve had to hearten ourselves along through a string of failures—macarons are notoriously temperamental—but we are having fun, and spending six hours together on them has been an unexpected and happy surprise. We’re on batch four now this [...]

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Lacinato Blue Kale Soup with Creamy White Beans and Ham (Slow and Lightning Quick)

by Laura 3 February 2011

Okay, confessions first: I love kale. But even my Dear Husband and Sweet Boy, who would never be true cheerleaders for a soup with kale, eat it up happily. And now that Americans seem to be gobbling down bitter salad greens like arugula and frisee, I hope I can talk you into looking past kale’s [...]

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Boneless Short Rib Ragu

by Laura 27 January 2011

This sauce is so simple and so delicious. It has all the unctuous richness of short ribs, but you don’t need to fuss with extracting them—dripping from the pan—to remove bones or shred them. It’s the kind of recipe that, after a little time devoted to browning, is quick to put together and perfumes the [...]

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Simple Puy Lentil Soup with Spinach

by Laura 3 January 2011

I make a loose plan for a week’s worth of menus every Thursday night and make my routine call for requests to my Dear Husband and my two sweet teenagers. Usually it’s an amusing list of what they don’t want: “No wet meat!” my Honey Girl who dislikes braised dishes might yell from the kitchen. [...]

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Swedish Rice Pudding with Spiced Sour Cherry Compote

by Laura 1 January 2011

In the Scandinavian countries, it’s traditional to place a single whole almond in the rice pudding served at Christmastime. Whoever finds it receives good luck for the year and a marzipan pig, a yuletide symbol of this good fortune. We usually make this rice pudding for Christmas, but seeing as we’ll be eating it on [...]

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Winter Supper: Swedish Meatballs, Rot Kraut, Creamy Mashed Potatoes, Fennel and Green Apple Salad with Juniper Berries, & Swedish Rice Pudding with Spiced Sour Cherry Compote

by Laura 30 December 2010

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After two months spent preparing for Christmas, when it’s over the mood in our house is usually a little tired. A long, gray winter lies ahead of us and the magic of Christmas is past. It’s nice, then, to continue the festivities for a few days by making a meal or two like this one. [...]

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Roast Pheasant with Pan Gravy

by Laura 22 December 2010

I am test-driving a pheasant tonight for Christmas Eve dinner at my darling sister Molly’s house. In fact, her husband got twelve pheasants on a recent hunting trip, and, if all goes well, we’ll be feasting on them together Friday night. I haven’t had a pheasant dinner like we’re planning since my dear grandfather passed [...]

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Beef Brisket

by Laura 20 December 2010

Our Honey Girl is home from college! And since she is a consummate carnivore and lover of all things beef, I made a beef brisket for one of her first dinners home. When she and our Sweet Boy were little, they took a turn cooking with me one night a week and planned menus. After [...]

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Coconut Macaroons

by Laura 14 December 2010

If you like coconut and you’ve never made macaroons, you must make some. One bowl, one spoon, three ingredients—and 30 minutes from start to finish, including baking time, dishes, and wiping down the kitchen. They are crispy at the edges where the coconut is toasty, and tender chewy on the inside. Many macaroon recipes call [...]

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Salted Peanut White Chocolate Lollipops

by Laura 12 December 2010

These sweet lollipops are so easy to make it’s a little silly. You pipe melted chocolate into molds, pop in a stick, and, well, that’s it! Last year I made them with dark chocolate flavored with mint extract. This year I decided to try white chocolate with chopped salted peanuts. I think white chocolate deserves [...]

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