High Five Fridays: Weekly Meal Plan, Comfort and Joy

High Five Fridays: Weekly Meal Plan, Comfort and Joy

A menu of Comfort & Joy for your holiday table: Leek Bread Pudding, Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Butter, Pancetta Mac and Cheese, Blood Orange Salad with Olives, and Dark Chocolate Pecan Pie.

Brussels Sprouts Two Ways

Brussels Sprouts Two Ways

Two distinctive preparations of this fascinatingly polarizing vegetable: 1) Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Ponzu Fried Garlic, Guanciale, and Bonito Flakes; 2) Brussels Sprouts with Red Onions in a Mustard Vinaigrette

Sweet Potato Biscuits

Sweet Potato Biscuits

There are few things more comforting than these buttery, sweet, tender, flaky, sweet potato biscuits hot out of the oven. These are man-catcher biscuits. (Feminist disclaimer: sorry, they are.)

Tis the Season for Dinner Party Fun (Part II)

Tis the Season for Dinner Party Fun (Part II)

Finishing up this holiday dinner with Honey Wheat Bread Wreath, a beautiful Festive Spinach Salad, Ina Garten’s staple Lemon and Garlic Herb Roasted Chicken, and Riesling Poached Pear with Cardamom Cream.

Tis the Season for Dinner Party Fun (Part I)

Tis the Season for Dinner Party Fun (Part I)

There is nothing like a good excuse to have a dinner party, especially with the busyness of the season. Now, when I decided to throw this little party, I knew I wanted to feature seasonal ingredients that would make for a warm, cozy, winter dinner. And of course, I wanted some wow factor!