Recipes

Start with oats. Build from there. Basic Granola with Variations I've been making granola since my university days. It was simple and affordable and endlessly flexible. I didn't use a recipe. I just eyeballed it. This was before the Internet, when cookbooks were limited and recipes...

Image by Laura Miller. In the past week, I've rejuvenated my sourdough starter, made several loaves of bread, simmered vats of stock, and cooked up batches of soup. Today, I'm sharing a recipe for a fruit treat that's marketed to kids, but proves irresistible to adults...

Image credit: Lauren Miller It’s Friday. I’m not sure that means much these days. Just a week ago, Friday meant the end of the work week. We’d mark the occasion with a communal Friday Night Dinner and friends packed around the table. Our table fits 6 comfortably, but...

Buttermilk scones are easy to make and endlessly versatile. They are unique in the quick-bread world since they are actually a pastry. But don't let that scare you. They're very easy to make. I share variations of this basic recipe in many of my classes,...

Well, it took a pandemic to get me out of the classroom and back blogging. Since everyone's stuck inside and avoiding grocery stores, I'm getting a lot of questions about cooking and baking with items on hand. I'll start with a recipe I rely on...

It’s time for my annual Christmas story. Before I begin, let’s set the stage … [embed] https://www.youtube.com/embed/a8n7NR5lK30[Embed] The above, in all its needle-felted adorableness, is courtesy of Dairy Farmers of Canada. I can’t figure out how they animated wool, but the video captures the feeling I had in...

I am trying to decide whether I’m a hypocrite or late bloomer. I don’t watch hockey during the regular season because there’s too much fighting. But come the playoffs, when neither side is as willing to risk a penalty, hockey draws me in. I tell myself it’s...

No matter how often you make a recipe, it can trip you up. I created this Pear & Smoked Gouda Dutch Baby years ago for my book.  I know it well. I know it likes a hot, hot pan. I know the buttery pears will sizzle and...

I am tempted to call this dish The Great Easter Meringue Salvage Operation, or The Waste-Not Rainy Day Face Saver. Instead, I’ll stick to phrases you might actually plug into a search engine -- Lemon Curd Eton Mess. The Eton Mess isn't a new or particularly innovative way...

I’ll happily orphan an egg white. Want French vanilla ice cream with five, six, even eight yolks? No problem. I’ll just pop the abandoned whites into the freezer and make an angel food cake when the mood strikes. Or maybe some macaroons. But ask me to...