Roasted Tomato & Corn Pie with Smoked Gouda and Caramelized Onions Serves 4-6 Adapted from The Painted Apron Ingredients: 1 pint grape tomatoes – $2.49 2 Tablespoons olive oil, divided – stock 1 small sweet onion, roughly chopped – $1.04 1 Tablespoon butter – stock 1 cup corn kernels, fresh or frozen – $0.69 ½[…]
Harvest Lasagna with Roasted Squash and Caramelized Onions
Mariel here. This past weekend, I spent some time down in Charlotte celebrating the engagement of my best friend…I just happen to be her maid of honor so it was an event I couldn’t and wouldn’t wanna miss. Unfortunately, the weather here in NYC had other plans. As many of you no doubt know, we[…]
A Labor of Love
Mariel here. You already know that the summer whizzed by in a blur of heatwaves, earth quakes and hurricanes, so I won’t remind you of the obvious. While I hate saying goodbye to June, July and August, I love nothing more than waving hello to September. It’s the world’s most super-terrific month, especially if you[…]
Cinnamon Pear Cake with Maple Brown Butter
Cinnamon Pear Cake with Maple Brown Butter Serves 15-20 Ingredients for Cake: 3 pears (any variety will work, I used Boscs), peeled, cored and chopped roughly – $2.08 1 teaspoon cinnamon – stock ½ cup water – stock ½ cup oil (canola, vegetable, corn) – stock 3 eggs – stock 3 cups all-purpose flour –[…]
Homemade Applesauce
Mary Anne here. From the time my children were tiny tots, Halloween and fall festivals were two of our favorite things. Each year, in early October, I chose a crisp, sunny day and trundled my bunch up the highway to our favorite pumpkin patch in North Salem. Running, squealing and tripping amongst the stemmed squashes[…]
Pumpkin Ricotta Lasagna
Mariel here. A sudden 20-degree drop in the temperature left me craving something a little warmer, a little heartier, a little autumn-ier. While I initially planned on making savory pumpkin ricotta pancakes – I’ll never grow out of breakfast for dinner – I got sidetracked by the pasta aisle. Pumpkin Ravioli happens to be one[…]
Chocolate Cheesecake
Mary Anne here. If you’ve never baked in your life – not one solitary cupcake, nary a Pillsbury Crescent Roll – then I recommend you start with this foolproof Chocolate Cheesecake. Regardless of your prowess with a whisk, this puppy whips up in under 30 minutes and takes about 35 minutes to bake, yet it’s[…]
Apple, Raisin and Celery Seed Slaw
Mariel here. We’ve got one more Labor Day dish to throw at you before you duck out for the long weekend. Inspired by the bushels of apples cropping up at a market near you, this Apple-y medley is the illicit lovechild of a Classic Cabbage Coleslaw and a Waldorf Salad. It doesn’t need much of[…]
Butternut Squash and Pulled Chicken Empanadas
Mariel here. Well, I’m back. After two delightful weeks in Argentina and Uruguay, I’ve returned a married woman, much lighter in the wallet and possibly five pounds heavier. Peter and I spent most of the trip cruising the countryside on horseback – dreamy! – and then gorging on homemade empanadas, butter-slathered “lomo,” and more dulce[…]