So I could drink the Marsala wine sauce… but don’t be like me. Put the sauce on your chicken. Because it’s the right thing to do. You might choose to use an inappropriate amount of sauce on your chicken – and that’s okay. This is a judgment-free zone. This is actually one of my favorite weeknight…
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Hot Caramelized Onion & Garlic Dip with Parmesan
We may have eaten our weight in creamy, cheesy onion dip (#noregrets, #yolo). It’s not like beach season is around the corner my friends, so you have full permission to be a glutton here. Come on, cold weather + Sunday football calls for some seriously cozy game day food. So, uh, yes – I’ll take a…
Brussels Sprouts and Pearl Onion Gratin with Gruyere
Oh, you don’t like Brussels sprouts? (insert evil laughter here.) You mustn’t have tried these little nuggets doused in a gruyere cheese sauce. Yup, meet your new favorite side dish: this luscious, rich Brussels sprouts and pearl onion gratin. Friends, I kid you not – if you’re looking for a seriously impressive side dish to…
Herb-Infused Butter Roasted Chicken
Um, hi. Butter. That is all. Crispy, buttery skin. Did I mention butter? Or juicy, tender chicken? Or butter. Yup, go ahead and sign your name on the dotted line, because this. is. everything. And by that, I mean literally everything you need for dinner – all in one roasting pan. Easy peasy. And did…
French Onion Soup with Red Wine & Gruyere Cheese
Have you checked the weather forecast? I did – and it told me, “hibernate and don’t re-emerge until March” (which I’m totally okay with, by the way). During these chilly, cozy winter (well, almost) nights, mother nature calls for some serious soup recipes. And trust me friends, this one delivers. It’s full of red wine and…
Roasted Butternut Squash with Red Onion and Sage
Can we just freeze time and keep fall around forever? And never stop wearing adorable boots and scarves while frolicking in the leaves and taking in the cool, crisp air? Oh, and have excuses to make delicious autumn dishes for eternity? If you can make that happen, we’ll be besties for life. No questions asked. In…
Lump Crab Cakes with Old Bay and Jalapeno
Raise your hand if you survived Thanksgiving! I’m happy to announce that we did indeed survive, too: we didn’t burn down the house cooking, election discussion was kept to a minimum so every one is still alive and kicking, and hello… we can all decorate for Christmas now? Exactly. And you’re asking yourself what crab cakes…
Braised Kale with Onion & Apple Cider Vinegar
I know – you see this kale recipe and you’re asking yourself where the bacon is. I’m doing my due-diligence to help you post-overindulging on Thanksgiving day… we will all need to detox with a little bit of wine and kale. Wine, because we all just spent Thanksgiving debating politics and the election with our…
Creamy Pumpkin Bisque with Sage and Thyme
Hi, let me re-introduce myself: my name is Julia and I’m a pumpkin addict (Hi, Julia). I actually know you, though – you’re the super hero cook hosting your totally lovely family this Thanksgiving. And you haven’t quite dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s on your Thanksgiving menu because you know, that amazing recipe…
Sausage and Kale Stuffed Acorn Squash with a Parmesan Breadcrumb Topping
I clearly have an obsession with all things fall. Gourds, squash, sweaters, pumpkins, Indian corn, pumpkin-flavored coffee, boots, pumpkin bread, scarves, pumpkin pie, pumpkin-anything, really. The list pretty much doesn’t end – and from the time that the holidays are over, a countdown begins to the end of the next summer. The crisp, cool air…
Butternut Squash Gnocchi with a Sage and Gouda Cheese Sauce
If you have some time on your hands, this is worth every single second. I mean every. single. second. As in stop everything you’re doing, clear your schedule, and go get a butternut squash. This takes comfort food to a whole new level – these little pillows of butternut squash heaven are divine. Melt in…
Sweet Potato, Kale and Gouda-Parmesan Shepherd’s Pie
I really don’t want to throw the sous chef under the bus here, but I need to come clean with you: I recently told the sous chef I wanted to craft a delicious, kind of non-traditional Shepherd’s Pie recipe and he scoffed. Wrote it off. Wanted nothing to do with it. Well, my delightful sous…