Autumn Linzer Cookies

Autumn Linzer Cookies, made with butternut squash and filled three ways.

A Vermont Pissaladière

Here is a Vermont version of a classic: tender olive oil crust covered with lots of caramelized onions, Niçoise olives, buttercup squash, romano and goat cheeses.  Tastes like Fall.

Apple Coffee Cake Tatin

Tarte Tatin meets Upside-down cake, for breakfast!  Scrumptious individual cinnamon coffee cakes, topped with caramelized apples.  Truly, this is one of the best things I have ever baked, and it was Easy.
Make it today.  Please.

Cheddar Carnitas Empanadas

Cheddar Carnitas Empanadas with purple potatoes, capers and olives, baked in a sourdough puff pastry crust.

A new Cheddar

Tonight, I opened up a wheel of my one-year clothbound cheddar, and I thought you might like to see it.  Becoming a proficient cheesemaker has been great fun, and one of the most rewarding things I've done since moving to Vermont.   Maybe I can get you interested in cheesemaking! 

Three-Cheese Pesto Calzone

Three cheeses combine to flavor and melt over fresh pesto and ham, in a tender calzone crust.  A simple but absolutely delicious dish that goes together in about an hour.

Pull-Apart Cinnamon Brioche Rolls

The Ultimate melt-in-your-mouth cinnamon rolls.  Here's how to make them!

Southwestern Lamb Stew with Stout and Quinoa

This is an easy, hearty and delicious stew for Fall.  Chunks of lamb are simmered with chocolate stout, tomatoes, corn and quinoa for an unusual and warming dish.