Content tagged with “November/December 2009” (Page 2)

Wild Mushroom Stuffing
Wild mushrooms make an amazing, rich base for a stuffing for Thanksgiving dinner. This stuffing includes diced turkey...

Sweet Potato, Red Onion & Fontina Tart
Try this roasted-vegetable free-form tart as an appetizer or side dish for a special dinner or as a vegetarian main...

Sautéed Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Onions
Fresh herbs, onion and bacon pair beautifully with Brussels sprouts. This vegetable loves the cool weather of fall and...

Oven-Roasted Squash with Garlic & Parsley
Winter squash becomes tender and sweeter when roasted—a delicious side for a holiday dinner. Look for interesting...

Layered Mashed Potato & Mushroom Casserole
Fancy up regular mashed potatoes with a layer of mushroom duxelle—a sauté of finely chopped mushrooms and shallots. We...

Double Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chewies
These soft chocolate cookies have a big peanut flavor since they use peanut butter and peanut butter chips.

Fig ’n’ Flax Thumbprint Cookies
We love how the ground flax adds a nutty flavor and the brown sugar caramelizes on the outside of these thumbprint...

Orange Spice Molasses Cookies
These spiced molasses cookies have added applesauce to help keep the cookies moist and whole-wheat flour and oats to...

Delicata Squash with Orange & Pistachios
If you haven’t tried delicata squash, it’s worth seeking out. The skin is tender enough to eat when cooked, so there’s...

Roasted Acorn Squash with Cider Drizzle
Roasting squash in the oven caramelizes its natural sugars. Here we serve acorn squash with a cider reduction that’s...

Creamed Onions
A holiday staple in many households, creamed onions are usually bathed in a rich white sauce made with heavy cream. In...

Whispering Wreath
This warm mixture is a distinctive twist on the classic hot buttered rum.

Very Merry Punch
There was a time when every household had its own recipe for spiced hot-wine punch. Folks would roam from house to...

Sleigh Driver
This scrumptious nonalcoholic punch adds pear, cranberries and vanilla to the traditional hot cider.

Fig-Anise Rolls
The early American yeast bread, anadama bread, made with molasses and cornmeal, inspired these delicious dinner rolls....

Cranberry Upside-Down Cake
This rustic cake is a delicious alternative to pie and uses one of the tastiest fruits of the fall harvest—cranberries...

Salsa Palermitana (Palermo-Style Sauce)
This wine-based sauce of cherry tomatoes, olives and capers gets a tangy punch from plenty of lemon. Serve over pasta...

Salsa alla Capricciosa
This is a beautifully simple, but full-flavored tomato sauce from Lidia Bastianich. Serve over spaghetti or linguine,...

Roasted Tomato & Almond Pesto
The delightful richness of Ellie Krieger’s sundried tomato and almond pesto is a perfect partner for nutty whole-wheat...

Quick Paella with Shrimp & Mussels
Our quick take on paella is studded with mussels and shrimp. Traditional paella made with short-grain rice takes a...

Mediterranean Sautéed Shrimp & Fennel
Serve this sautéed fennel and shrimp with a tomato-caper sauce in whatever way suits your fancy—with pasta, whole...

Sun-Dried Tomato Gnocchi
Pureed sun-dried tomatoes add a bit of tomato flavor and color to traditional potato gnocchi. Toss them with Bolognese...

Spinach Gnocchi
Here we add a little cooked spinach to traditional potato gnocchi for a zip of color. They’re delicious tossed with a...

Homemade Potato Gnocchi
Traditional homemade gnocchi (little Italian dumplings) are made with just potato, flour, egg and salt. Be sure not to...

Acorn Squash Stuffed with Chard & White Beans for Two
Acorn squash’s natural shape makes it just right for stuffing, and one squash is perfect for serving two people. This...