Let’s hear it for spring! It’s only the beginning of the growing season, but already the tasty goodness is beginning. When I clock fresh rhubarb at the market, I basically buy it all. It’s such a seasonal-specific treat, so I want to take advantage. It’s also one of those plants that can be preserved easily….
Category: Recipes
Cozy Cream of Mushroom Soup with a Trio of Roasted Mushrooms and Garlic
I’m a desert girl (which is different than a dessert girl). Where I come from, mushrooms are the thing that might pop up in your lawn after one of those rare spring showers soak into the parched ground. Mushrooms are something you put on top of your pizza if you happen to be eating with…
Danish Rolled Pancakes with Homemade Jam and Cardamom Whipped Cream
My bedstemor (Danish for grandmother, but she was actually my great-grandmother) used to make these tynde pandekager (Danish rolled pancakes) for us on special occasions. She topped them with her favorite freezer jam (Week’s) and eating them always made the morning feel like a holiday, which is apt since these are a traditional breakfast for…
Crab Dip with Leeks and Mushrooms
It’s cold. It’s gloomy. It hasn’t stopped raining since the Reagan administration. What I need right now is something cheesy. Something I can dip crackers in while catching up on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Something fun to make. Something like crab dip. Lucky for me, the crab boats came in a few weeks…
Swedish Gravadlax
Listen, my family was far too timid for something as bold as UNCOOKED FISH (!!!!!!!) when I was a kid. If we ate fish, it was salmon cooked within an inch of its life, accompanied by asparagus boiled for so long it could be mashed into a stringy pulp. This may come as a shock,…
Mackerel with Tomatoes, Fried Leeks and Dill Yogurt Sauce
It’s been as dreary and rainy as you’d expect from a Portland winter. I’m all about eating in season and locally, especially because I live in an area that is lousy with abundance. But when I walked by the fish counter at my local market and saw those glassy mackerel eyes staring back at me…
The Basics: Easy Homemade Quick Jam
I adore freezer jam. It’s not quite as sweet as other jams because it doesn’t need as much – or any – sugar to preserve it. We whip this quick jam up in my house about once a week to use on breakfasts and desserts. And lunches. And also dinners. I’m not joking when I…
Aebleskiver Stuffed With Cheese and Tomatoes with Fried Thyme
Let me preface this by saying that nothing beats the original when it comes to aebleskiver. But I’m no purist. This savory version gives you the excuse to eat the little pancake balls of happiness in the evening, and I never turn down the chance at breakfast for dinner. These aebleskiver stuffed with cheese and…
Salt and Vinegar Smashed Potatoes with Pistachio Whipped in Butter
You know when you want to look like you made a huge effort when really you want to curl up in bed with greasy hair and sweat pants that double as pajamas? So you put on some skinny jeans and heels because they look fancy but take minimum effort? That’s what these salt and vinegar…
With Bold Knife and Fork 