I knew this cowboy butter snack mix was ready when I could no longer walk away from the bowl. The butter, lemon and herbs made it hard to leave alone, and between the Chex, pretzels, crackers and nuts, there’s always something different in the next handful. Homemade Snack Mix with Cowboy Butter, Herbs and Lemon In the scheme of everything,…
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Chile Colorado Beef (Slow Cooker)
This chile Colorado beef made in the slow cooker is my shortcut to tender beef cooked in red chile sauce without making the sauce from dried chiles. Warm tortillas are still my favorite way to serve it, and the leftovers can become dinner all over again. Chile Colorado Beef with a Slow Cooker Shortcut I ate chile Colorado in Mexican…
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Finnish Salmon Soup (Lohikeitto)
Finnish salmon soup, or lohikeitto, is made with tender chunks of salmon and Yukon Gold potatoes in a creamy seafood broth with leeks, carrots, allspice and lots of fresh dill. I use skinless salmon and prepared seafood stock so this traditional Finnish soup can be on the table in about 40 minutes. Creamy Finnish Salmon Soup with Potatoes and Fresh…
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Almond Cream Bread Pudding
This almond cream bread pudding has a separate almond filling layered between custard-soaked bread, then a buttery brown sugar glaze poured over the top after baking. Keeping the almond cream separate gives the pudding fuller almond flavor, and a softer, richer center. Almond Bread Pudding with Almond Cream and Brown Sugar Glaze I wanted this almond cream bread pudding to…
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Sweet Potato Bundt Cake with Buttered Rum Caramel Glaze
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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