Cook the book Fridays: Subtly Spicy, Softly Hot, Slightly Sweet Beef Stew from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie. Subtly Spicy, Softly Hot, Slightly Sweet Beef Stew is a mouthful as a recipe title and gives a little hint that it’s not just a straightforward beef stew we’re talking about here. On the one hand, it’s a classic beef … Read more

Cook the Book Fridays: Eggplant and Ginger Tartines from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie. Eggplant and Ginger Tartines wasn’t something I would necessarily have made from scratch on my own (i.e. outside this group) and I’ll admit to taking a few shortcuts here. Sidenote: this is not the snack to eat before you go … Read more

Tuesdays with Dorie: Potato-Parm Tart from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is Potato Parm Tart from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking with Dorie.   This looks a lot more complicated than it actually is and when I got around to making it, I was happy to see that, with some store-bought puff pastry, this came together pretty quickly for a delicious light … Read more

Dorie Greenspan's chocolate babka, sliced on a white cutting board.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Chocolate Babka from Baking with Dorie

Ok, this feels like the post that’s been the LONGEST time coming but finally, it’s here (also: full disclosure – it’s already WEDNESDAY where I am, so technically I’m late!). Let me explain! This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is Chocolate Babka from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking with Dorie.  As this is the fifth book I’ll … Read more

Candied Cocktail Nuts from Everyday Dorie in a small dish on a wooden ledge with two small bottles of wine behind it..

Cook the Book Fridays: Candied Cocktail Nuts from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie. Candied Cocktail Nuts was, thankfully a quick-to-make recipe that was easy to scale down to a very small portion (based on weighing the amount of nuts I had on hand) that I managed to squeeze into a busy day of … Read more