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Adventures in food for curious cooks.

Recipes

Filtering by Category: Holiday

Mucho Mango Tart

Lynley Jones

Miles of mangoes and flaky puff pastry make for a fairly simple but impressive dessert, especially when topped with homemade Cajeta de Leche.

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categories Dessert, Fast and Easy, Holiday, Mostly Plants, Spring, Summer, Mexican, Pie, Bring Backyard, Graduation, Valentine's Day, Oscar Party
tags flour, puff pastry, mango, light brown sugar, vanilla extract, sugar, dessert, 4-18, grads, MPC, 2018, mucho mango tart, Labor Day, fruit tart, SCP, bake sale 2, SB3, septfave1, 4th-dnd, cassia cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon, Mexican sweet blend, cmas-sweets

Classic Lasagna

Lynley Jones

A classic Italian lasagna, made with red wine Bolognese sauce and Parmesan bechamel, with a touch of pecorino Romano and parsley.

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categories Dinner, Fall, Gameday, Holiday, Italian, Mains, Make-ahead, Unfortunate Cooking, Winter, Christmas, Graduation
tags butter, flour, milk, whole milk, parmigiano-reggiano, parmesan, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, bolognese sauce, meat sauce, pasta, parsley, pecorino-romano cheese, ASOUE 2-1, 4-18, grads, 1-6-19b, snowmeal, octfave3, 2018

Bolognese Sauce

Lynley Jones

Classic Italian meat sauce. You can serve it over wide, flat pasta noodles or use it to make Classic Lasagna. Or better, make a huge batch and do both!

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categories Dinner, Fall, Gluten-free, Holiday, Make-ahead, Winter, Italian
tags olive oil, yellow onion, carrots, celery, pancetta, ground beef, ground pork, red wine, canned tomatoes, chicken stock, chicken broth, cream, parsley, parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano, white wine, 4-18, 2018, snowbatch, octfave3

Blackberry Bread Pudding

Lynley Jones

Inspired by the Tale of Peter Rabbit, with blackberries, bread and milk combined into one amazing dish that tastes like love. Use fresh or frozen blackberries.

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categories Dessert, Holiday, Summer, Winter, Breakfast, Christmas, Make-ahead, Valentine's Day, Easter, Brunch, Mother's Day, Spring, Cooking with our Spices, #dontthrowitout
tags butter, challah, bread, blackberries, eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract, almond extract, 3-18, breakfast, 2016, EstrBrch, cassia cinnamon, 4-20-19, simplemombkfst, julyfave1, augfave3

Beef and Mushroom Pot Pies

Lynley Jones

Short ribs, mushrooms and kale in a rosemary-red wine gravy, baked into little individual pot pies.

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categories Dinner, Fall, Mains, People Like Pie, Pie, Winter, Holiday, Make-ahead, Valentine's Day, Christmas
tags olive oil, boneless short ribs, carrots, celery, yellow onion, garlic, red wine, beef broth, bay leaves, rosemary, cremini mushrooms, Tuscan kale, crushed red pepper, flour, egg, pie dough, 3-18, 2015, 2-10-19, vdinn2, NYE2, cmas-dinner

Mexican-Style Ceviche

Lynley Jones

Fish marinated in lime juice and tossed with chiles, onions, tomatoes, avocados and orange juice.

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categories Appetizers, Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Lunch, Mexican, Spring, Summer, Unfortunate Cooking, Gameday, Oscar Party, Holiday, Graduation
tags lime juice, yellow onion, fish, halibut, bass, snapper, tomatoes, cilantro, serrano chiles, orange juice, avocado, tortilla chips, 2-18, traditional, sides, grads, 2018, sb, op2018, no-cook, julyfave1, augfave2, 4th-sides, cmas-fishes, nye2, ceviche, summercold

Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

Lynley Jones

The classic French dish, with succulent chicken bathed in a rich, golden broth.  All those cloves of garlic turn creamy, mild and spreadable in the slow oven braise.  Be sure to have lots of crusty French bread nearby to sop up every last drop.

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categories Chicken/Globe, Dinner, Fall, Gluten-free, Mains, Christmas, Holiday, Make-ahead, Valentine's Day, Winter
tags chicken, butter, olive oil, garlic, vermouth, white wine, chicken stock, thyme, parsley, bay leaves, 2-18, WDCCG-5, 18camp2, 2016, F30-60, snowmeal, soup-stew-braise, cv1, septfave1, octfave2, chkdin3, cmas-dinner, op2023-4

Classic Guacamole

Lynley Jones

Guaranteed to disappear the minute it's served. Check out the recipe notes for tips on how to achieve guacamole awesomeness in your kitchen.

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categories Appetizers, Dairy-free, Fall, Gluten-free, Mexican, Mostly Plants, Summer, Winter, Gameday, Fast and Easy, Halloween, Oscar Party, Holiday, Vegetarian Dishes, Bring Backyard, Graduation, #dontthrowitout
tags avocados, jalapeno, lime juice, white onion, cilantro, serrano chiles, chiles, 2-18, basics, traditional, sides, dip, grads, 2017, H2, gotv-snacks, NYE1, SB, op2018, 4th-2, augfave2, octfave2, 4th-sides, no-cook 2

Savory Chard and Parmesan Bread Pudding

Lynley Jones

A savory bread pudding created to use up that stale baguette you have laying around, soaked in parmesan custard with Swiss chard.

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categories Breakfast, Fall, Holiday, Lunch, Make-ahead, Sides, Winter, #cook90, Brunch, Easter, Vegetarian Dishes, Cooking with our Spices, #dontthrowitout
tags c90-1, c90-4, bread, bread pudding, french bread, baguette, milk, Swiss chard, parmigiano-reggiano, parmesan, 1-18, 2018, MPS 1-13a, sumac, EstrBrch, quick greens, eggs

Warm Cinnamon Honey Milk

Lynley Jones

Milk sweetened with a touch of honey and infused with cinnamon, warmed and frothed for a cup of soul-satisfying comfort on a cold day.

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categories Breakfast, Fall, Winter, Drinks, Gluten-free, Christmas, Halloween, Holiday, #cook90, Brunch, Easter, Cooking with our Spices
tags milk, cinnamon sticks, cinnamon, vanilla extract, honey, c90-1, 1-18, 2018, h2, gotv-snacks, drinks, cassia cinnamon sticks, cassia cinnamon, lent2, octfave2, warm cinnamon honey milk, cmas-drinks

Pomegranate-Parsley Ricotta Cream

Lynley Jones

Festive latke topping made from sour cream and ricotta, with crushed pomegranate seeds, lemon juice, parsley and Ceylon cinnamon. An herby-sweet, chunky pink topping or dip. Also great with potato chips, pita chips or crackers.

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categories Appetizers, Fast and Easy, Gluten-free, Holiday, Make-ahead, Hanukkah, Cooking with our Spices
tags pomegranate, sour cream, ricotta cheese, lemon juice, cinnamon, parsley, 12-17, dip, 2017, sb, 3-9-19b, cassia cinnamon, scp