About Ellen Brown

Ellen Brown was the founding food editor of USA Today. She’s now the author of nearly four dozen cookbooks and writes a weekly column for the Providence Journal. Her work has also appeared in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Bon Appétit, and Art Culinaire. In 1985, Brown was inducted into the prestigious “Who’s Who of Cooking in America.” She lives in Providence, RI. @ellen-brown

A white bowl with a serving of blueberry clafouti, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and a spoon resting in the bowl.

Blueberry Clafouti

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Clafouti came into creation, we suspect, when angels got a little indulgent while making breakfast and ended up with something that veered into the realm of dessert. Our sorta divine intervention.

A grey plate half-filled with mac and cheese canapes, with a few resting beside the plate

Mac and Cheese Canapés

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Fancy schmancy mac and cheese canapés? Why not? Plop these lovelies on a silver platter alongside flutes of Champagne or tuck them into a lunch box.