Your Civic Duty Never Tasted So Good. A dense, fragrant, bread-like cake recipe, dotted with boozy dried currants, mixed raisins, and warmed with spices. The history of election cake reveals an American tradition that has been mostly lost to time. Regardless of your political affiliation, reward yourself (and your right to vote!), with a hearty slice of this history-rich confection.
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Stuffed chicken with apples is my adaptation of pintade farcie aux pommes, stuffed guinea fowl with apples, from the Normandy region of France. I opted to use locally raised chickens instead and swapped out the traditional beef and pork stuffing for my butcher’s homemade sweet Italian sausage. Sausage, onions, and apples sauteed in butter and brandy fill two small, buttered and herbed chickens, roasted long and slow to perfection. Additional apples, imparting their seasonal fragrance, are quartered and sauteed until golden, adding yet another delectable layer to this comforting dish. To finish, the pan juices are simmered down to a robust essence, hinted with cream, then trickled over the stuffing,…
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“The light music of whisky falling into glasses made an agreeable interlude.” –James Joyce, Dubliners October evenings call for a whiskey sour recipe with a slow heat and a warm seasonal taste. I’ve added pure maple syrup and an aromatic, smoldering cinnamon stick as a dramatic garnish.
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Rustic and whimsical. Twisted and curved. Layered with soft butter, brown sugar and cinnamon, and studded with bits of apple; this sweet apple bread recipe bakes up with the intoxicating aroma you’d anticipate from a warm autumnal treat. Despite its intricate appearance, this apple bread recipe is one of the easiest sweet breads to make. Let it be known, I do not like to bake. At all. I do not like measurements or applying rules in the kitchen. Though I’ll always make an exception for cupcakes, a loaf of homemade country bread, and this easy cinnamon apple twisted bread.
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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…
