I find a mix of almond flour and millet flour (or cornmeal) ideal for these biscotti. Irresistibly delicious. A slight bitter edge to the flavor can be achieved by soaking the raisins in amaretto before making the biscotti. As with my other whole grain biscotti, butter is used here which makes this cookie a little…
Pumpkin Pancakes
Brisk autumn mornings demand a cozy breakfast, and fluffy pumpkin pancakes will warm your heart & soul. Quick to stir together, these pancakes are packed with a pumpkin, and flavored with vanilla and cinnamon that give them their unique taste. Although the pumpkin and buttermilk make for a thick batter, they will still spread. Make…
Pancakes Poppy & Lemon
These pancakes find inspiration in the poppy & sunflower seed pancakes of Heidi Swanson’s. Although hers are served with a citrus marmalade, she suggests a savory type can be made, and served with a compound butter. I would suggest serving a savory variant with Greek yoghurt. These pancakes work fantastically whether dotted with raspberries, or…
Gruyère Puff
Resembling large eggy gougère, this puffy cheese-filled pancake is a delightfully surprising side dish to fish, or roasted meat. To create a simple, elegant first course or light lunch, this puff can also be paired with a green salad. Serve at its puffiest, fresh from the oven. Ingredients 3 large eggs ½ cup whole milk…
Bang Bang Turkey
In this recipe, Thanksgiving leftovers meet the East. A quickly assembled salad, this is no more than shredded turkey alongside a satay-esque sauce made of peanut butter, Chinese vinegar, chile bean, with some chopped cucumbers and shredded lettuce. Hard not to scoff down, and fabulously easy to make too! Ingredients For the Bang Bang sauce:…
Bobby Flay’s Pancakes
Few adults would seek out this meal for breakfast, but it makes for an excellent breakfast to make over a children’s sleepover. These pancakes are slightly adapted from Bobby Flay’s 2015 “Brunch at Bobby’s.” The effect of chocolate and sugar on a sleep child is a sight to see, and the guests can be hustled…
Ludo Lefebvre’s Salad
This salad serves as an appetizer at the tiny Los Angeles restaurant Petit Trois, where Ludo Lefebvre lovingly serves bistro classics to the food obsessed, and much of the film industry. However, it also works as a light lunch or dinner, and works fantastically alongside a fresh baguette and a glass of red. It’s very…
Buttery Snacks
The key to easy, scrumptious cookies, is good butter! Initially, pastry chef Anita Chu was a structural engineer from Berkeley with a knack for baking. This eventually lead to her working on her “Field guide to cookies.” An adaptation of Parisian pastry chef Arnaud Larher’s, her favorite cookie is the chunky TV snack, or croq-…
Chess Pie
Adopted from Julia Reed’s Southern Cookbook, these delectable little bars are a perfect picnic versions of the traditional custard pie. Unlike lemon bars with their iconic lip-puckering citrus, these instead have a blanket of egg-rich custard, laced liberally with vanilla, on top of a delicious crumbly, lightly salted shortbread crust. If buttermilk is unavailable, you…