Cooking Method: Baking
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Any Fruit Galette
Here's another recipe from my daughter Zoe. The versatile dessert uses any fruit you have on hand. She made this one using raspberries and strawberries.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Stuffed Zucchini with Pine Nut Salsa
This Stuffed Zucchini with Pine Nut Salsa is a recipe from Yotam Ottolenghi. You can make the stuffing way in advance, bake the dish ahead of time, eat it warm or at room temperature.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Shepherd’s Pie
Shepherd's pie is a meat pie with a crust or topping of mashed potato. The dish was created to use up leftover roasted meat. In England, it's often served on Mondays refashioning Sunday lunch into an easy weeknight meal. It's the ultimate comfort food. I make this often for kids at school using tater tots instead of mashed potatoes.
Mary Poppins Chocolate Zodiac Cake
I made this Mary Poppins Chocolate Zodiac Cake for a friend of mine who screens movies at his home. I always try to match the food to the movie. It's the 50th anniversary of the film. This recipe is from a little-known cookbook written by P.L. Travers - Mary Poppins in the Kitchen: A Cookbook with a Story.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Yields: 12 Servings
French Onion Chicken Meatballs
These French Onion Chicken Meatballs take French Onion Soup in a different direction. Let's just say it's the right direction. It turns your favorite soup into a full meal. We actually have leftovers, so I am planning to make a meatball sub on a baguette for tomorrow.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Yields: 4 Servings
Asparagus, Ham and Gruyère Quiche in a Hash Brown Crust
I have been very into quiche lately. I just love the hash brown crust idea. It makes it gluten-free. I had leftover asparagus and ham and paired it with Gruyère.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 20 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Dijon Maple Glazed Spiral Ham
I know this is after Easter, but this ham was phenomenal and the photograph that my daughter Zoe took is even better. The maple glaze caramelizes on the edges of the ham.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 2 hrs
- Yields: 10 Servings
Almond Pastry Puff with Homemade Frangipane
This Almond Pastry Puff with Homemade Frangipane is from Jamie Oliver's cookbook called 5 Ingredients – Quick & Easy Food. It's basically puff pastry filled with frangipane, which is a sweet filling made from almonds and cream. This recipe is so simple and your guests will think you spent all day in the kitchen making it!
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Broccoli Pepper Jack Gratin
This Broccoli Pepper Jack Gratin takes your average cheesy broccoli up a notch. This jacked up version makes a crave-worthy side dish.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Yields: 10 Servings
Coquilles Saint Jacques
Our friend Jeanne invited us to dinner last week and she made Ina's Coquilles Saint Jacques. I have never been a fan of scallops, but that all changed! This was spectacularly good. Scallops in a creamy sauce with just a hit of curry are cooked under a crust of bread crumbs and cheese. The beauty of this recipe is that it can be prepared the day before. Coquille is the French word for shell.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Yields: 6 Servings











