With pears in season until February, I like to find a lot of different ways to enjoy them. Today I’ve sliced and tossed them into a pear, lentil, and chickpea salad – but what I enjoy most about this recipe is the white wine pear dressing! A combination of wine, shallot, pears, and pure maple. It’s so bright and robust and it makes plenty to keep and enjoy over the next few days, too. This dish will nourish and satisfy you during these still uncertain times, chock full of nutrient-packed chickpeas, lentils, hearty greens, and sliced ripe winter pears.
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With just a few simple ingredients like freshly fallen snow, vanilla, and sweetened condensed milk, you can stir up a batch of this delicious snow cream after a winter’s storm. The technique of adding snow as a main dessert ingredient is as old as time and the earliest version of what we now know as ice cream!
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“this plant of God heals anything it touches” – Hippocrates With cold and flu season fast approaching, and with more concern now than ever to keep our immune systems healthy, I’m sharing my tried-and-true recipe for homemade elderberry syrup. For centuries, elderberries have been considered a powerful ingredient in health and beauty. Ancient Egyptians relied on them to improve their skin and heal burns. During the Middle Ages, elderberries were considered powerful enough to ward off witches and evil spirits. Hippocrates referred to elderberries as “the medicine chest” of all herbs for its healing properties and many uses. Native Americans harvested them to treat infections. Perhaps most interesting though, is…
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“Anyone who gives you a cinnamon roll fresh out of the oven is a friend for life.” ― Lemony Snicket This cinnamon bun recipe uses baking ingredients that you are likely to already have at home. Ooey gooey, sweet and sticky, aromatic cinnamon buns. Warm and tender and glazed with a silky cream cheese frosting. The aroma of brown sugar and warm cinnamon lingers long and comforting.
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Winter cooking is among my favorite – the oven is warming both to the kitchen and to my spirit. Aromas rich and comforting in the quiet of February set me at ease as I begin to pine for warmer days ahead. With winter lemons on my counter, a bag of quality orzo in the pantry, my favorite cheese in the fridge, and local chicken cutlets from my trusted butcher – I’m ready to build a fantastic one-pot dinner. A handful of frozen peas and briny capers are the perfection addition for a pop of much needed winter color and flavor. For ease, I stuffed the chicken earlier in the day…
