Ingredients 8 cups fresh, ripe elderberries, stems removed 1 cup water 2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger 2 cinnamon sticks ½ teaspoon cloves 16–24 oz honey Method Cook the berries.Add the elderberries and water to a large saucepan and bring to [...]

Gumbo has a long history of being made with whatever the kitchen has on hand, sothis is the perfect recipe to flex those "inspired by" muscles.  Ingredients ½ cup fat of your choice (mine is butter) ½ cup all-purpose flour [...]

This is an upstate NY special because of Irish salt mining operations that were prevalent up there. I don't cook these all the time, but when I'm missing the east coast I bust these out and am so happy every [...]

For the steak 1½–2 lb sirloin tip or top sirloin steak 1½ tsp kosher salt 1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper 2 cloves garlic, grated or finely minced 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp butter Green Coriander & Parsley Chutney [...]

Ham & Bean Soup This is one of those recipes that is more of a method than a recipe. Use whatever beans you have, whatever vegetables are hanging around, and enough broth to bring it all together. Ingredients 1 ham [...]

You all know by now that I’m much more of a method home cook than a recipe follower. I do my best to document two of my recipes each week so I can actually share them with you all. This [...]

Flower Shortcakes with Strawberries A non-traditional shortcake recipe, but perhaps the cutest one you'll ever make. Natalie made these for the baby blessing and cut the biscuits into little flowers instead of the traditional rounds. Simply adorable. We eat with [...]

I made this recipe for a baby blessing that I went to this past Sunday. Cold soup is an act of trust. By the time you finish blending it, the soup is a little warm and the herbs have yet [...]