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Not Your Grandmother's Fruitcake
A modern, flavorful version of fruitcake that is full of fruit-and-nut deliciousness.
Christine Silk
Dec 24, 20235 min read
How to Salt Eggplant
This technique of salting eggplant removes bitter compounds and improves the texture.
Christine Silk
Jan 24, 20233 min read
Squash & Sweet Potato Soup
A smooth, delicious soup that captures the flavors of fall. You can use any combination of winter squash, sweet potatoes or yams. It can...
Christine Silk
Oct 23, 20224 min read
Pizzelles: Italian Waffle Cookies Flavored with Lemon and Almond
Pizzelles are Italian waffle cookies, crisp and not-too-sweet. They pair well with ice cream and coffee.
Christine Silk
Sep 6, 20223 min read
The Cheddar-Dill-Onion Bread That Won an Award
This is a delicious, savory bread that won an award in 2007
Christine Silk
May 5, 20223 min read
Dairy-Free Pumpkin Pie Custard
This diary-free pumpkin custard is every bit as delicious as pumpkin-pie, and is much easier to serve.
Christine Silk
Jan 26, 20222 min read
Tartiflette: Rustic Potato-and-Cheese Gratin, French-Style
A cheese-and-potato tartiflette is perfect for cold weather. About 20 ounces of potatoes (I prefer waxy potatoes for this dish, such as...
Christine Silk
Oct 11, 20213 min read
Potato Pancake with Poached Egg
The backstory follows the recipe. About 5 or 6 ounces (by weight) of shredded raw potato OR the same weight of leftover baked or boiled...
Christine Silk
Nov 12, 20203 min read
Cheese Triangles: Forget the Greek Word, Just Call Them Amazing
Savory phyllo triangles filled with four different cheeses are perfect with cocktails or as part of a Mediterranean meal
Christine Silk
Sep 25, 20203 min read
Queen of Hearts Strawberry Tart
This strawberry tart includes rhubarb compote and vanilla pastry cream -- a dessert fit for a queen.
Christine Silk
Jul 12, 20205 min read
Pot de Crème: The French Version of Chocolate Pudding
Ingredients: 250 g dark chocolate such as Lindt 70% (see below for suggestions) 150 g whole milk 350 g heavy cream 60 g sugar Optional: 1...
Christine Silk
Jan 30, 20203 min read
Rugelach: A Cookie Recipe from Pittsburgh
I met Muriel Fleishman at Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, in the 1990s. I was a graduate student and she was a secretary to...
Christine Silk
Oct 22, 20195 min read
Award-Winning Peach & Cherry Coffee Cake
A friend of mine, who speaks several languages and learned English as an adult, once asked me whether "coffee cake" referred to a cake...
Christine Silk
Sep 24, 20195 min read
Chocolate Cupcakes, Dairy-Free
When you think of dairy-free cake, what comes to mind? Sponge cake? Margarine- or shortening-based cake? This version uses a combination...
Christine Silk
Sep 18, 20193 min read
Eggplant 101: How to Cook the Purple Globes
Eggplant is hard to cook correctly. Here's an easy method for succulent grilled eggplant that can easily become a vegetarian main course.
Christine Silk
Sep 4, 20193 min read
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