This recipe conjures up memories of my childhood. Especially the smell of the rum extract. It is a pretty standard pumpkin pie recipe but the addition of rum extract and also the Mapleine make this unique and memorable for me. I think it tastes great! Everyone has their opinions about pumpkin pie but I love this one. Ingredients: 4 eggs…
Brussel Sprouts with Pancetta + Kaimi’s Amazing Deep Fried Turkey
I couldn’t find the original recipe for this so I went by memory. It wasn’t as good as I remember but still good. I wasn’t feeling as inspired this Thanksgiving. Maybe because I miss not having my big family table. We were sitting on the couch and living room chairs using the coffee table, using the small table by the…
Cranberry-Tangerine Relish
I love this stuff! I make it every Thanksgiving. It is fresh and delicious and so easy to make. So easy I never got really any good pictures. The original recipe is from a 1993 Bon Apettit called Cranberry-Tangerine Relish with Walnuts. I don’t use the walnuts anymore but found a variation of this recipe that grind the walnuts with…
Beef Tacos and Shishito Peppers
Roger started cooking up some ground beef with an onion and some bell pepper for tacos. It was my job to figure out how to make it taste like taco beef. I added some salt and pepper and cumin and oregano and garlic but it didn’t taste right yet. I was trying to figure out what it was missing and…
Roasted Root Vegetables
Isn’t this beautiful! I love the colors! Art in nature! An old neighbor Melissa Churlonis told me about this many years ago. It is from epicurious.com. I have been making this for Thanksgiving since the 90’s. I have adapted the original pretty significantly because it is basically just roasted vegetables. INGREDIENTS 12 baby beets, trimmed, peeled 2 pounds red-skinned…
Waffles of Insane Greatness
I found this recipe online after searching for a great recipe for waffles. This recipe is originally from Aretha Frankenstein’s restaurant in Chattanooga, TN. The key differences are the large amount of cornstarch and letting the batter sit 30 minutes. I like that you don’t need to oil the waffle iron. They are really light and crispy! Serves 2 to…
Latte Art 2.0 – Learning the Heart
This was made from a single shot of espresso on my second successful day of making hearts. I learned the little wreath trick from all the you tube videos I watched. I think I have mastered the fern leaf to my satisfaction and now have moved on to the heart! I switched to pour overs in the summer because…
Pasta with Sausage, Tomatoes and Mushrooms
I bought this super long pasta that looked interesting. I searched for a recipe for a sauce to go with it. The sauce was good but nothing out of the ordinary. The pictures give a pretty good idea of what is going on here. I still prefer a bolognese type sauce with more carrots, celery and onion in the mix.…
Mint and Lime Mojitos
By New Years Eve we were pretty worn out from all the holiday fun and didn’t end up going to Mary’s New Years Party at her Times Square office. So we stayed in our apartment made delicious sandwiches on baguettes, Italian Wedding cookies with Whiskey Vanilla frosting and Mint and Lime Mojitos. (Roger and I binged watched a bunch…
Huevos Rancheros
Roger and I had brunch at a place in the village called Macondo and had the best Huevos Rancheros I have ever had! It was in a little ceramic pot with eggs cooked and drenched both a red and green sauce. There was a tortilla and some beans in there, too. Unfortunately, we went again and ordered the same thing…