Raw Cranberry Relish
Nov 14, 2011 by Patrick O'Connell
This sassy little something to go with your Thanksgiving turkey requires just cranberries, orange, sugar, booze, and a blender. Nope, it’s not a cocktail.
Parmesan Potato Gratin
Nov 14, 2011 by Louis Lambert | June Naylor
We used to get our gratins and escalloped confused. But then we figured out that gratins contain cheese, escalloped just milk or cream. Guess which one we prefer?
Drunken Pumpkin Bourbon Tart
Nov 14, 2011 by Holly Herrick
Drunken pumpkin? Punken drumkin? Drumpin punkdrunk? This innocuous seeming slice boasts just a tad more, uh, character than your typical pumpkin pie.
Sweet Pastry Dough
Nov 14, 2011 by Holly Herrick
This all-butter, no-fuss pastry crust comes together with ease and flakiness thanks to a little well-worded hand-holding that caters to pastry-making virgins.
Cinnamon Rolls
Nov 11, 2011 by Lisa Dupar
It never ceases to confound us when something as common as cinnamon rolls turn out divinely inspired. Want to know what we mean? Just make these.
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- 45 M
- 3 H, 15 M
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Pumpkin Lasagne
Nov 07, 2011 by Domenica Marchetti
A lovely labor of love, this lasagna buries fresh pumpkin pasta beneath a classic quartet of cheeses–mozzarella, Gorgonzola, Fontina, and Parmigiano. Might wanna loosen your belt.
Pumpkin Pasta Dough
Nov 07, 2011 by Domenica Marchetti
Spectacular handmade noodles that take their lovely color and subtle flavor from the sweet and vibrant flesh of pumpkin or whatever winter squash you fancy.
Béchamel Sauce
Nov 07, 2011 by Domenica Marchetti
An all-purpose white sauce that melds rich, creamy, and nutmeg-y, béchamel is nothing but milk, butter, flour, salt, pepper, and a pinch of spice. Simple, yes?
Poached Pears with Warm Coffee Sauce
Nov 04, 2011 by Bill Granger
Simply stunning and stunningly simple, these fancy pants pears are steeped in a cinnamon-y syrup & napped with a caramel-y coffee sauce. Grab your spoon.
Autumn Coleslaw
Oct 30, 2011 by Skye Gyngell
A teetering tower of autumnal goodness that isn’t only stunning to behold but ridiculously healthful given its cabbage and apples and pomegranates, oh my.
Witch’s Brew Hot Chocolate
Oct 30, 2011 by Elizabeth Mayhew
There’s melting the morning after Halloween, ‘though it ain’t who you expect. Instead it’s a ridiculously indulgent treat to trick kids into drinking their milk.
Caramel Apples
Oct 26, 2011 by Elisabeth Prueitt | Chad Robertson
Forget bobbing for apples. Try this equally enticing apple-y endeavor instead. It requires far less effort yet yields way more caramel-cloaked gratification.
Grilled Porcini Mushrooms with Mint and Garlic
Oct 25, 2011 by Pamela Sheldon Johns
Boletus edulis–that’s the fancy-pants name for porcini–is hardly a come-hither sort of name, but with a taste like this, who cares?
Brown Sugar Cookies
Oct 20, 2011 by Gretchen Holt-Witt
These beauties aren’t unlike the classic sugar cookie in terms of ease and appeal, they’re just a littler richer, a little spicier, and a lot less expected.
Pepper Sherry
Oct 20, 2011 by Virginia Burke
Plop some hot peppers in a bottle of booze and set it aside for as long as you can resist. What could be easier? And you get bragging rights to a boozy condiment.
Carrot and Lentil Soup
Oct 17, 2011 by Anjum Andand
“Beautiful.” “Filled with flavors.” “A tad spicy.” “Simple.” “Perfect!” That’s just a taste of what our testers are saying about this soup. Sort of makes you want some, doesn’t it?
Concord Grape Jam
Oct 14, 2011 by Rachel Saunders
Words escape us as to just how incomparable this made-from-scratch grape jam is compared to store-bought. But that smile certainly says it all.
Applesauce Bread
Oct 14, 2011 by Gretchen Holt-Witt
Comfort finds us in unexpected ways. And thank goodness for that–or rather, thank goodness for this not-too-sweet, subtly apple-y quick bread.
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- 10 M
- 1 H, 30 M
- 21
Meme’s Cornmeal Griddle Cakes
Oct 10, 2011 by Virginia Willis
Shirttail cousins to corn bread, these savory cakes wooed and wowed us with their crisped edges, ethereally airy interior, and pantry-friendly frugality.
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Butter Pecan Affogato
Oct 07, 2011 by Whitney Miller
Rich, buttery pecan ice cream usurps the place of vanilla gelato in this riff on an Italian classic. Consider it straight from Venice…by way of Charleston.



















































