Author: Alison Ladman
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A robust stuffed squash
Looking for a vegan main dish that’s robust enough to leave a meat eater satisfied? This stuffed squash dish has you covered. We start by halving and roasting acorn squash, which has a rich, satisfying flavor that only deepens in the oven. And since the bowl-like shape of the squash begs to be filled, we…
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Staying home on Valentine’s Day is easy with these scallops
This Valentine’s Day, take a pass on the expected. As in, ditch the restaurant reservations. Instead, stay home and show your lover how much you care by assembling this simple – but impressive – baked scallop dinner. The beauty is that this recipe – which bathes scallops in a cream sauce and tops them with…
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Ten fresh takes on mastering easy dinners with a box of pasta
On crazy weeknights, sometimes the only thing standing between you and another order of takeout … is a box of pasta. Because a box of pasta is like that dinnertime Swiss Army knife that can be counted on in your time of need no matter what the day has tossed your way. When there’s nothing…
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Redeeming the salad as a delicious part of a holiday meal
Salad is the least loved side of holiday dinners, but it doesn’t have to be. The problem with most of the salads served at holiday meals is they tend to lack inspiration and usually are made from lackluster ingredients. The focus typically is on the roast and heartier – and way more interesting – sides,…
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Like cookies toasty and roasty? You need these shortbread
Are you the one who hunts for the cookies that are slightly overdone? These shortbread are the holiday cookie you want. We started with a basic shortbread, but then we looked for ways to add toasty, smoky flavors to it. First, we skillet-toasted both the flour and wheat germ that make the dough. We also…
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Pumpkin bread: Twice as delicious baked twice into biscotti
Pumpkin bread isn’t a classic Italian dessert, but that didn’t stop us from turning it into delicious biscotti fit for dunking in your holiday lattes and cocoa. The method is simple. You bake up a pretty traditional pumpkin bread, then let it cool before cutting it into slices. Then you arrange the slices on a…
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Need a delicious cookie to serve almost anyone? This is it!
These spiced maple-chestnut clusters are the perfect, crowd-pleaser holiday cookie. Because they are the sort of cookie you can serve to nearly anyone who comes to your house. As in, they are both vegan and gluten-free. Don’t roll your eyes. They also happen to be delicious enough to serve to anyone. SPICED MAPLE- CHESTNUT CLUSTERS…
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Spice crinkle and chocolate crinkle cookies rolled into 1
It’s a chocolate crinkle cookie. No, it’s a spice crinkle cookie. Wait, it’s both! Since more is always better when it comes to holiday cookies, we decided to combine our two favorite crinkle cookies into one. And for good measure, we added rye flour, which not only adds hearty flavor, it also gives the finished…
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Go stuff it! Or not. Either way, this stuffing is delicious
To brine or not to brine? High heat or low and slow? Jellied or whole berry? And, of course, to stuff or not to stuff? They are, of course, the perennial Thanksgiving debates. So let us give you a little clarity. And if your relatives disagree and want to argue about it, you can blame…
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Moving meringue beyond lemons in this delicious pumpkin pie
This Thanksgiving pie is deliciously deceptive. Until it’s cut, it looks like a classic lemon meringue pie, piled high with billows of whipped and toasted egg whites. But once the knife slices through that sweet topping, the real deal is revealed. Hidden under the meringue is a classic pumpkin pie spiked with a hint of…