I make my carne adovada with pork shoulder and a red chile sauce made from guajillo, ancho, and chipotle chiles. The pork gets fork-tender, and the sauce cooks down dark and concentrated enough that you’re going to want warm tortillas nearby. Carne Adovada with Pork Shoulder, Guajillo, Ancho and Chipotle Chiles If you’ve never had carne adovada, it’s a New…
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Butternut Squash Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Glaze
Butternut squash cinnamon rolls with cream cheese glaze have squash purée worked into the dough, making them golden and helping them stay soft. I use cinnamon and nutmeg to fill the spirals, and spread cream cheese glaze over the rolls while they’re still warm. Butternut Squash Cinnamon Rolls Made with Squash Purée I’ve put butternut squash into lots of things,…
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Lemon Ricotta Cookies
These lemon ricotta cookies are soft and cake-like with fresh lemon in the dough and a thick lemon glaze over the top. Ricotta keeps the centers tender, while lemon zest and juice make the cookies taste as lemony as they look. Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Fresh Lemon Glaze I worked at Nordstrom on and off in high school, mostly during…
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Leftover Cornbread Breakfast Casserole
I like making enough cornbread that there’s some left over, and eventually I got curious enough to make it the main ingredient in this leftover cornbread breakfast casserole. I leave the cornbread in big chunks, then add maple sausage, eggs, cheese and a small drizzle of maple syrup before it goes in the oven. It’s a ridiculous breakfast to wake…
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Easy Fried Tortilla Chips
These easy fried tortilla chips are made by frying corn tortillas for a couple of minutes and salting them the second they come out of the oil. They’re golden, blistery, and crisp enough for a loaded spoonful of guacamole, although half the bowl is usually gone before anything gets dipped. Easy Fried Tortilla Chips Made from Corn Tortillas in Hot…
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Applesauce Fritters
These small applesauce fritters are fried until golden, then rolled warm in cinnamon sugar. There are no chopped apples in the batter, so you get apple flavor without pieces of fruit interfering with how the fritters cook. Cinnamon Sugar Applesauce Fritters with Maple Caramel Dip Apple slices are fine and vanilla ice cream is always going to be part of…
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Maple Caramel Dip
This easy maple caramel dip takes about 10 minutes on the stove with none of the usual caramel-making stress. It’s smooth enough for dipping crisp apples and pourable enough to spoon warm over ice cream. Easy Maple Caramel Dip for Apples and Ice Cream There are so many apples around right now, and I know some of you would rather…
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Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken
My slow cooker chipotle chicken is smoky, saucy and full of chile flavor, with enough spice to notice, but without overwhelming everything else. The chicken shreds easily after hours in the slow cooker and gets coated in the sauce before serving. Shredded Chipotle Chicken for Tacos, Burritos and Bowls This is the slow cooker chipotle chicken I make about once…
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