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Grilled Peanut Butter, Banana and Honey with Cinnamon Butter

April 30, 2013 by Mariel Goodson 4 Comments

Mariel here. This isn’t so much a recipe as a reminder of the delicious flavor combinations lurking in your pantry. During the first few months of my son’s life, my lunch – if I ate one – consisted of slices of Boar’s Head turkey. Just fistfuls of deli meat, no condiments, no cheese, no class.[…]

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Spring Frittata with Asparagus, Caramelized Onions and Sharp Cheddar

April 9, 2013 by Mariel Goodson 11 Comments

Mariel here. While my son has been snoozing steadily through the night for months now, I’ve been struggling with insomnia pretty much since the day he was born. So that evens out to about 9 months of desperately seeking zzz’s. I’ve tried everything in the book from meditation to melatonin, cutting chocolate to sound machines.[…]

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Cranberry-Almond Coffee Cake

December 18, 2012 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 5 Comments

Christmas Cranberry-Almond Crumble Coffee Cake Serves 12 Note: This cake doesn’t just have to be for a holiday breakfast. We think it would be a gorgeous addition to the sweets tray at an afternoon tea party. And if you plan to prepare it for a holiday meal, it can be frozen ahead of time. Simply[…]

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Mushroom Quiche with Crisp Turkey Bacon and Sweet Onions

August 31, 2012 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 11 Comments

Mariel here…on behalf of Mary Anne. Since my mom has been over everyday helping me out with my little man and making sure I eat a proper dinner, I thought I’d do her a favor and write an intro to HER delicious quiche recipe, since she’d been fretting over finding the time. I wouldn’t want[…]

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Four-Cheese Southwestern Breakfast Strata with Chorizo

April 17, 2012 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 11 Comments

Mary Anne here. Last week an old high school friend wrote to me on Facebook and waxed eloquent about her family reunions where apple-laced stratas were frequent features and she got me thinking about this versatile, old fashioned favorite. This rustic breakfast staple also used to be a staple in my catering repertoire when I[…]

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Orange-Mango Upside-Down Cake

April 5, 2012 by Mariel Goodson 31 Comments

Mariel here. While my family isn’t particularly religious, we’ve always celebrated every holiday with a certain degree of religious zeal. When I was little, there were nearly as many decorations and preparations for Easter as there were for Christmas. We had an Easter tree flaunting hand-blown eggs that we painted on our front porch (my[…]

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Rich Chocolate Black Bean Cake

March 13, 2012 by Mariel Goodson 24 Comments

Rich Chocolate Black Bean Cake Serves 6 Inspired by Serious Eats Ingredients: Butter, flour and cocoa for prepping the loaf pan – stock 5-oz of semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted – $3.00 19-oz can of black beans, drained and rinsed – $2.39 2 large eggs – stock 1/3 cup of peanut butter – stock ½ teaspoon[…]

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Classic Shortbread with Fresh Orange Zest

March 7, 2012 by Mariel Goodson 8 Comments

Mariel here. Well, the bridal shower we hosted went off without a hitch. Sort of. The day itself was picture-perfect – the food my mom lovingly prepared (and took a day off work to make) was delicious, as always, the flowers were radiant and even the weather cooperated with sunny skies and a balmy 60[…]

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Homemade Mixed Berry Jam

March 1, 2012 by Mariel Goodson 23 Comments

Mariel here. As my mother elucidated in her post earlier this week, we’ll be hosting one of my best friend’s bridal showers this coming Saturday. Since my mom is a specialist in afternoon teas, we decided to stay the course and drum up an array of dainty, midday nibbles. While mommy dearest is far more[…]

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Curried Chicken Salad with Crisp Green Apples and Soft Raisins

February 9, 2012 by Mariel Goodson 15 Comments

Mariel here. Lately I’ve been highly suggestible when it comes to food ideas. I trotted past a Dunkin’ Donuts ad for their new Tuna Fish Croissant and, BLAMMO, that’s all I wanted for dinner. After fielding a question from a reader about our Penne alla Vodka, I just had to remake it myself. So the[…]

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Popovers aka Yorkshire Pudding

October 27, 2011 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 19 Comments

Mary Anne here. So here at last is my final installment to our Sunday dinner of Roast Beef  and Horseradish Cream with Haricots Vert and Roasted Shallots. One Christmas, when I was still the proud mother of two (number three was my post-New year’s surprise!), we hosted a lovely family from London for the holidays.[…]

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Spiced Apple Cider Bundt Cake with a Cinnamon-Cider Glaze

October 4, 2011 by feastonthecheap 21 Comments

Mariel here. I spent part of the weekend upstate, lapping up the peace and quiet that only the countryside can provide. Living in the city is like living under constant attack – honking horns make my hair stand on end, a scary neighbor ensures I break into a cold sweat when I leave the apartment,[…]

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Montrachet and Walnut Quesadillas with Apple, Fig, and Date Salsa

September 21, 2011 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 36 Comments

Mary Anne here. At Feast on the Cheap, we’ve written our fair share about enjoying breakfast for dinner. And Mariel realized recently that when I broke out the pancake batter for our night-time repast when she was just a little girl, it was more an act of…ummm…laziness, rather than altruistic, motherly benevolence. Busted by my brood,[…]

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Southern Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Biscuits

August 11, 2011 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 16 Comments

Mary Anne here. This recipe was culled from my Nana’s book of “receipts.” She was a post-Civil War baby, raised on a plantation in Eufala, Alabama, and although my grandfather moved his bride to the icy cold of Buffalo, N.Y., her heart and palate remained south of the Mason-Dixon line. Nana’s leather-bound book of receipts,[…]

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Fresh Summer Fruit Salad Topped with Yogurt and Granola

July 26, 2011 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 9 Comments

Mary Anne here. Although the thermometer is taking a much-welcomed nosedive, this fruit salad has been a Rittenhouse family summer staple for  years, appearing on our table anytime the temperature lingers above 90 degrees. Recently Mariel has featured a few breakfast-for-dinner treats here at Feast, so I just had to put in my two-cents and[…]

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Crispy Chicken Sandwich Topped with a Fried Egg, Prosciutto and Spinach-Garlic Aioli

July 18, 2011 by Mariel Goodson 29 Comments

Crispy Chicken Sandwich Topped with a Fried Egg, Prosciutto and Spinach-Garlic Aioli Serves 2 Ingredients for the Aioli (makes about 2/3-cup worth, which is more than you need for this): 3 cloves of garlic – stock Pinch of salt – stock Handful of fresh spinach – $2.50 1 egg yolk at room temp – stock[…]

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Apple Pie Pancakes a la Mode

July 7, 2011 by Mariel Goodson 17 Comments

Mariel here. This, my friends, is what happens when you start reminiscing on an empty stomach. After waxing geriatric for Father’s Day and drumming up old memories of Bakery Sundays filled with Apple Turnovers, sugared Elephant Ears and crotchety Bran Muffins for the fiber-philes, I couldn’t stop thinking about all the delicious breakfast treats of[…]

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Open-Faced Peach & Prosciutto Sandwiches with Brie & Arugula

June 23, 2011 by Mary Anne Rittenhouse 21 Comments

Mary Anne here. As I cruised my grocer’s aisles this past weekend, the plump, softly furred peaches captured my imagination. I wanted peaches, and I wanted them right then and there – even in their unripened form. Given their immature state,  I began daydreaming this “cooked salad” on bread and the following ingredients somehow landed[…]

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The Best Damn Bran Muffins

June 21, 2011 by Mariel Goodson 14 Comments

Mariel here. Sorry for cursing, but these muffins are truly expletive-worthy. My father, a bonafide bran-aholic, has gotten his muffin on for as long as I can remember. When we were wee tots, there were many a Sunday morning when the old man padded down to the local bakery to pick us up a box[…]

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Orange Curd Puff Pastry Tartlets

June 7, 2011 by Mariel Goodson 86 Comments

Mariel here. This past weekend, one of my bffs from college took the long walk down a short aisle, marrying another friend of mine in one of the most beautiful weddings I’ve ever attended. Everything was perfect – perfect weather, perfect Lela Rose dress, perfect yachty Montauk backdrop, perfect sunny-and-75 weather, which can be a[…]

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