I wanted a sweet potato Bundt cake where every extra step changed something I could taste, so I roasted the potatoes, browned the butter and used dark rum three different ways. The warm cake gets a buttered rum soak, the cooled cake gets rum caramel and toasted pecans, and I wouldn’t leave any of it out. Roasted Sweet Potato Bundt…
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Apple Pie Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread
Apple pie cinnamon roll monkey bread is made with cinnamon-sugar-coated pieces of refrigerated cinnamon rolls and apple pie filling baked under a buttery brown sugar sauce until it’s caramelized. Both containers of cinnamon roll icing go over the top while it’s still warm, because there was never any reason to hold back at that point. Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread with…
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German Plum Cake with Streusel
German plum cake, or Pflaumenkuchen, is made with a thin, buttery yeasted dough covered with plums and lots of streusel before it goes into the oven. I leave the prune plums unsweetened because their tartness is part of what makes this cake so good. A German Yeast Cake Covered with Plums and Streusel I grew up with a plum tree…
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Crispy Gnocchi with Sage Brown Butter
Crispy gnocchi with sage brown butter starts with tender potato gnocchi pan-fried until it’s golden, then finished with garlic, nutmeg, toasted walnuts and pecans, Parmesan and crisp sage leaves. Browning the gnocchi, nuts and butter separately gives each one the time it needs before the brown butter is spooned all over the finished dish. Pan-Fried Potato Gnocchi with Brown Butter,…
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Baked Apples with Maple-Walnut Sauce
Baked apples with maple syrup and cinnamon are finished with a maple-walnut sauce made from the sweet apple juices left in the pan. The apples stay tender enough to eat with a spoon, while toasted walnuts and lemon keep the sauce from feeling like too much. Maple Baked Apples with Cinnamon, Maple Sauce and Toasted Walnuts I have two Granny…
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Apple Snickerdoodles
Apple snickerdoodles are thick, soft and chewy, with buttery cinnamon-spiced Honeycrisp apples folded through the dough and lots of cinnamon sugar on the outside. I cook the apples first because I wanted a lot of apple in these cookies without losing everything I love about a classic snickerdoodle. Apple Snickerdoodles with Buttery Cinnamon-Spiced Apples I’ve made more classic snickerdoodles for…
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Grilled Sausage Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
Grilled sausage stuffed portobello mushrooms turn the big meaty mushroom caps into a full dinner with sweet Italian sausage, mozzarella and Parmesan cooked right on the grill. The mozzarella goes into the cap first, the sausage cooks over it, and everything comes off hot, savory and far removed from the usual vegetarian portobello meal. Italian Sausage Stuffed Portobellos with Mozzarella…
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Baked Feta Bruschetta Dip
Baked feta bruschetta dip blends feta and cream cheese with lemon until creamy, then bakes it until hot before adding a fresh tomato bruschetta with basil and thyme. The warm feta on the bottom and fresh tomatoes on top keep the two parts distinct until you scoop through both with toasted bread. Warm Baked Feta Under Fresh Tomato Bruschetta My…
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