Cider and Five-Spice Bundt Cake with Smoked Salted Caramel Sauce
This seasonal Cider and 5 Spice Bundt Cake is light and refreshingly subtle in its Christmas-y flavors; a perfect end to a heavy holiday meal. A natural ginger spiciness is laced throughout this fluffy and moist cake, cutting the sweetness of molasses. It is, however, the salted caramel sauce drizzled on top that brings this light and airy cake to life.
By - Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 40 mins
- Yields: 10 - 12 Servings
Spaghetti Pie
Spaghetti Pie is an old family favorite of our friend Carol Stephens—sadly now gone but NOT forgotten—who served this to her large family in their farmhouse in the English countryside. It is traditionally cooked in a casserole dish (we always use a large soufflé dish) and served with ketchup, as there is no tomato sauce in this—it is spaghetti, minced beef, onions, parsley and cheese bound together with milk and egg (a twist of nutmeg is a must, and a bit of garlic and sautéed mushrooms are great in it, too. Cooking it in a bundt pan and cutting slices of it is a great improvement (we hope Carol would think so!).
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
Roast Brussels Sprouts with Apples and Bacon
These Roast Brussels Sprouts with Apples and Bacon are really delicious. Adding vinegar, wine, sugar and Dijon mustard elevates it to a whole other level.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Creamy Chicken with Biscuits in a Slow Cooker
Creamy Chicken with Biscuits in a Slow Cooker only takes 15 minutes to prepare and it's ready for the slow cooker. It's so simple and yet so satisfying, the ultimate comfort food.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 6 hrs 5 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Stir Fried Eggplant with Ponzu Sauce
Ponzu is a citrus-based sauce commonly used in Japanese cuisine. It is a tart mixture of citrus and soy sauce. This quick and easy Stir Fried Eggplant With Ponzu Sauce is a winning combination.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Pumpkin Popovers
I ran across this recipe for Harry Connick Jr's Pumpkin Popovers in Good Housekeeping. I happen to love popovers. These are easily made in the blender and poured into a popover or muffin pan. Yum!
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Yields: 6 Servings
Chicken with Saffron and Rice
This recipe is from Williams-Sonoma. It’s a traditional Spanish dish of chicken and rice that is seasoned with saffron. The saffron makes this dish. Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of the Crocus. It’s one of the world’s most expensive spices by weight.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 20 mins
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
Cashew Chicken in a Slow Cooker
This Cashew Chicken in a Slow Cooker can't get any easier. It only takes 10 minutes to prepare for the crockpot. It's great for a busy weeknight meal.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 4 hrs
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Maple Gastrique
The best thing about learning how to make a gastrique is that it’s extremely easy to do. It makes a simple dish look like it just came across the kitchen line of a four-star restaurant. A basic gastrique is a reduction of vinegar and sugar thick becomes a thick syrupy sauce. These Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Maple Gastrique is a perfect example. The tangy-sweet glaze works really well with these sweet potatoes.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
“16 Bean” Pasta e Fagioli
This “16 Bean” Pasta e Fagioli is from Ina Garten’s new cookbook, Cooking for Jeffery. Pasta e fagioli, meaning "pasta and beans", is a traditional Italian dish. Pastafazoola, a 1927 novelty song by Van and Schenck, capitalizes on the Neapolitan pronunciation in the rhyme, "Don't be a fool, eat pasta fazool", and the Dean Martin song "That's Amore" includes the rhyme "When the stars make you drool, just like pasta fazool, that's amore".
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 50 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
