https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes daily 1.0 2024-06-15 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/grilled-romaine-salad monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712441086548-EI3V36IMYAHJHVMQ9JOM/recipe-005.jpg All Recipes - Grilled Romaine Salad - I love this salad, but forget to make it. I'm going to do better at remembering in future. Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/mariannes-tortilla-soup monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712441154942-4ULZYDYMI3W5E7BFQNM9/recipe-008.jpg All Recipes - Marianne’s Tortilla Soup - I recommend getting pre-cooked chicken for this soup, because if you do, there is virtually no prep involved, just can opening. Servings: 8-10 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/megans-graduation-salad monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712441184792-9FI8MEC7YJ8P1ZQPVIK7/recipe-011.jpg All Recipes - Megan’s Graduation Salad - I have changed this recipe up since I first gave it out. I think the lighter lemon juice or champagne vinegar rather than the original white wine vinegar allows the milder lettuce and hearts of palm flavor to be the stars they should be in this salad. Servings: 4-6 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/tabbouleh monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/2a23c524-a674-499a-a140-33f7443e8022/recipe-010.jpg All Recipes - Tabbouleh - The first time I had Tabbouleh was when I was in college at a summer BBQ. It was refreshing and so different from what I was used to. Give it a try! Servings: 4-6 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/mushroom-barley-soup monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712441646526-B6YH1G5NWQX3K2Q3LHCM/recipe-012.jpg All Recipes - Mushroom Barley Soup - This recipe is from a rice cooker that has long since given up the ghost, but the recipe continues on. Great for a cold winter night. Servings: 8-10 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/vegetable-dip-worth-eating monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/65df474c-b2f6-4fcb-be9f-d834cbd91921/recipe-013.jpg All Recipes - Vegetable Dip Worth Eating - This is from Ina Garten. I renamed it, because I have had a surfeit of boring veggie dips, and this one is not that. Servings: 10-15 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/olive-tapenade monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/e634e5c3-d598-4178-86fe-add32ecbaa2c/recipe-015.jpg All Recipes - Olive Tapenade - This started as Julia Child’s recipe, but I omitted the brandy and the anchovies, and changed to olives. Add them if you like. This is a very flexible recipe Servings: [NEEDED] https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/guacamole monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/83b9fc69-ced6-487f-895c-e39989ab9355/recipe-014.jpg All Recipes - Guacamole - After going to Cabo San Lucas and watching guacamole made table side at every restaurant, and loving it, I just did what they did, with the exception of the tomatoes, which I added just because why not? Servings: Depends on how deep you dip. Probably enough for 6 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/cream-of-fresh-tomato-basil-soup-with-croutons monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/54ff8f27-20b5-45b3-8d93-e39887b4e025/recipe-016.jpg All Recipes - Cream of Fresh Tomato Basil Soup With Croutons - I’m not sure where this recipe came from, and I am pretty sure I’ve changed it a bit over the years. Having home-grown tomatoes with actual flavor makes this soup heavenly. If you don’t have home grown, try heirloom tomatoes instead. They usually are better then the other grocery store ones. Servings: 4-6 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/chicken-with-40-cloves-of-garlic monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1dfc6034-7680-46bf-9f1c-96089fe49e1a/recipe-017.jpg All Recipes - Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic - Try to find already-peeled garlic rather than doing it yourself. This is a lot of garlic, which mellows and sweetens with cooking, making it delicious, but separating out all those cloves it too much. Most grocery stores have the separated whole cloves in packages in the produce department. Servings: 8-10 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/chicken-and-goat-cheese monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/7d6aedcd-6261-4f9e-837e-a3f7b3bae830/recipe-019.jpg All Recipes - Chicken and Goat Cheese - An easy way to elevate chicken. Servings: 4 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/wine-merchants-steak monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712446997009-2MN8LSPPYL862YKTCYMR/recipe-020.jpg All Recipes - Wine Merchants Steak - This is a Jacque Pepin recipe. It is pretty easy (I made it when we went camping) and one we use for celebratory events because it is special. ] Servings: 4 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/chicken-marsala monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712448472420-H65FI12G2TL5VLOS44HO/recipe-021.jpg All Recipes - Chicken Marsala - Megan’s favorite for many years. Now she’s a vegetarian. Probably not because of this dish. Servings: 4 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/lasagna-with-sausage monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712448717397-CFK2SUXGHP4698HY9T5H/recipe-022.jpg All Recipes - Lasagna with Sausage - This is Ina Garten’s recipe with minor adjustments. As always, if it’s hers, it’s great. Servings: 10-12 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/moms-barbeque-beef-sandwiches monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712449242630-0HASX0K25XTDRO4P7IRP/recipe-024.jpg All Recipes - Mom’s Barbeque Beef Sandwiches - Traditional summer dish for all large gatherings. Make it easier by using good quality deli sliced meat and cooking for less time in the sauce on the stove top. Not quite as good, but faster. Servings: 8-10 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/pasta-with-tomatoes-artichokes-basil-and-pine-nuts monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/d991d26e-93ab-4937-933e-440ec560faba/recipe-026.jpg All Recipes - Pasta with Tomatoes, Artichokes, Basil and Pine Nuts - This is a quick, tasty dish that comes together easily if you get all your ingredients ready in advance. Servings: 4-6 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/grilled-salmon-with-avocado-and-orange-salsa monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712450259593-S5IOW5Q8HA26CHE0LISX/recipe-027.jpg All Recipes - Grilled Salmon with Avocado and Orange Salsa - This recipe is from Cooking Light. I may have adjusted it a bit and added some of the calories back in, but not too many. Servings: 6 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/pork-tenderloin-salad monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712450807062-ATQKBW5SHGVBWAOBED6D/recipe-028.jpg All Recipes - Pork Tenderloin Salad - The trick to this salad is to make sure the meat gets flavor, so marinating it, and cooking it in just a portion of the marinade so the pork has a chance to brown and caramelize a bit. This is also a great salad for a crowd, if you substitute already cooked chicken, (like the kind you get a Costco), skip the marinading and cooking steps and just pour the ingredients in a bowl and dress. Servings: 4-6 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/quick-coq-au-vin monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712457008952-EIGRRJ4PPH9ZOEJRC3HA/recipe-029.jpg All Recipes - Quick Coq Au Vin - I’m pretty sure this started as a cooking light recipe. I, as per usual, added back in things to make it not-so-light. Servings: 4-6 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/szechuan-noodles monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712457220875-V8EZ98TW0YSY2RGUKOG1/recipe-031.jpg All Recipes - Szechuan Noodles - Started as an Ina Garten recipe, I changed it a bit, and she serves her’s cold. My kids like it hot. Eat it however you want. Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/mostly-connies-chicken-nuggets monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712457441692-8VQJRZTNLMD56VBJWZXP/recipe-033.jpg All Recipes - Mostly Connie’s Chicken Nuggets - Kid favorite! Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/pesto monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712457587703-Y61RBT2L76NKQBRVP579/recipe-032.jpg All Recipes - Pesto - It is possible to get pre-toasted pine nuts from Trader Joes, which are fine to use, but I feel that a freshly toasted nut is slightly better, so if you have time, toast them yourself. Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/chocolate-hazelnut-torte monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712457917029-4OE2KSESFGTEOA0FMA1I/recipe-034.jpg All Recipes - Chocolate Hazelnut Torte - I’m not sure where this recipe came from, possibly Williams-Sonoma. It’s a little complex, but worth the effort, and there are few flavor combinations better than chocolate and hazelnut. Servings: 10-12 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/coconut-macaroons monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712458337991-O7MGJ4IDXQ4JB8H4PH7O/recipe-035.jpg All Recipes - Coconut Macaroons - Really simple cookie that looks way more complicated than it is. Servings: 2 1/2 to 3 dozen https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/moms-vanilla-ice-cream monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/f8004c1d-bd2d-47b8-8f6b-81f0349832e8/recipe-037.jpg All Recipes - Mom’s Vanilla Ice Cream - We grew up standing on the crank ice cream maker to hold it down while dad turned the crank. This flavor says hot summer days and warm evenings with family and friends. Thanks mom. Servings: 1 Quart’s Worth https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/italian-cream-cake monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/a530a928-ed70-44cf-8ee0-b2f76a5ca9c0/recipe-040.jpg All Recipes - Italian Cream Cake - Italian Cream cakes are generally made with pecans, a nut which I do not like. I make mine with almonds and almond extract, and which make all the difference for me. This, along with “The Best Chocolate Cake Ever,” (also on this site) is one of my two favorite cakes. Servings: 8-10 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/oatmeal-heath-bar-cookies monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712522418712-XK0WRN2WDHGCXSZFK8ML/recipe-042.jpg All Recipes - Oatmeal Heath Bar Cookies - These are just a little too addictive and you end up eating way more than you intended almost before you notice. Servings: Approximately 3 dozen https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/lemon-sponge-cups monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712522571570-KX8RRM2QDRLZ6SLS0ZB6/recipe-041.jpg All Recipes - Lemon Sponge Cups - A variation of this recipe is in virtually every recipe from the 1970’s. Notwithstanding it’s age, it is a classic, and ultimately just a little magical in the way the souffle and the pudding separate by themselves. Servings: 8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/pear-cake-with-pine-nuts monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/97b9fcf3-2da9-4b4c-80b1-d6bf23397497/recipe-044.jpg All Recipes - Pear Cake with Pine Nuts - Really nice everyday cake, or on cake for breakfast days. Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/pear-clafouti monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/978f49b2-0ee2-4699-b8ba-209570193291/recipe-046.jpg All Recipes - Pear Clafouti - One of Stu’s favorites, and mine, come to that. Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/strawberry-lime-ginger-sorbet monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712523420306-NC22SPEZYEBEUSOXHPB5/recipe-047.jpg All Recipes - Strawberry Lime Ginger Sorbet - This recipe came from a cooking class I took at Rough Creek Lodge and Resort in Glen Rose, Texas. Very refreshing. Servings: 4-6 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/chocolate-chip-cookies monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712523941568-0ER5DWPZJ9LTCJN0R1ZK/recipe-048.jpg All Recipes - Chocolate Chip Cookies - This is Ina Garten’s recipe. I love these cookies! Servings: about 3 dozen cookies https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/the-best-chocolate-cake-ever monthly 0.5 2024-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/a17c8663-cee6-440b-a88e-1147b749d867/recipe-049.jpg All Recipes - The Best Chocolate Cake Ever - This is Ina Garten’s “Aunt Beatty’s Chocolate Cake.” It is one of my two favorite cakes. Weight Watcher Points: 33 Servings: 8-10 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/bridgets-banana-bread monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712524765553-WVL1ZBQA9LBPM9R6WUAV/recipe-052.jpg All Recipes - Bridget’s Banana Bread - I got this recipe from my friend and trainer Lori. She got it from her sister. That’s as far back as I can trace it. This recipet elevates your basic banana bread to something a little special. Servings: One Loaf https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/easy-sticky-buns monthly 0.5 2024-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1712524899207-W6ZY7JW75Q6V3MZFVQD3/recipe-056.jpg All Recipes - Easy Sticky Buns - This is an Ina Garten recipe that I like to pull out when I have overnight guests Weight Watcher Points: [NEEDED] Servings: 12 buns https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/baked-fontina monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/ffcec8b6-91db-47c8-8010-2758583b22ef/Picture2.jpg All Recipes - Baked Fontina - This is another Ina Garten recipe. Her stuff is wonderful. Servings: 4 - 6 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/cucumber-feta-salsa monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/9961614b-df2c-4e9e-91e5-49a8d89e377a/Picture5.jpg All Recipes - Cucumber Feta Salsa - This is my version of a Cooking Light recipe. As per usual, I have added things to make it less light, but this version of the sala is still pretty low calorie. Servings: 6-9 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/deviled-eggs monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/f7f0a5c6-b370-4dde-b774-11938bc76ec4/Picture6.jpg All Recipes - Deviled Eggs - Megan and Elliott don’t like mayo, I don’t like curry, Stuart likes everything, so finding a recipe we can all agree on is hard. This is it. The recipe is easy. Servings: 6 (2 halves per person) https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/grilled-brie-and-bread-with-blackberry-salsa monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/e147e840-ad63-4ffd-90ed-de805991f648/Picture7.jpg All Recipes - Grilled Brie and Bread - I think this is my version of a recipe I found in the NY Times cooking section. It is a great app for an outside party around the BBQ to eat while the main course is grilling. Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/apple-pie monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/079c7e4b-df96-4e56-a26b-ea3965c4f6e8/Picture8.jpg All Recipes - Apple Pie - This recipe has an inordinately large number of apples in it. It’s the way I like it and make an impressive showing (which sadly this photo does not show from this angle) when presented. Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/chicken-and-dumplings monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/a3d3b1e2-e1d2-4500-aac0-b18565f75484/thumbnail_IMG_0706.jpg All Recipes - Chicken and Dumplings - This is a lovely comfort meal. Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/fresh-pasta monthly 0.5 2024-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/f4474002-0b57-4b53-8763-00151a1037aa/Fresh+pasta.JPG All Recipes - Fresh Pasta - I don’t make pasta every time I eat pasta, but when I do, I always inordinately pleased. Worth the effort. Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/french-baguette monthly 0.5 2024-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/4f4cff4b-ee82-4745-b480-8ff90f1cdec5/Crusty+French+Bread+2.jpg All Recipes - French Baguette - We went on a food market tour in Paris, during which our guide informed us that if you had more ingredients than the four below, you couldn’t claim your loaf as a baguette. I’m not sure how close to a true French baguette this recipe comes, but at least I have the ingredients right. Servings: 2 medium loaves https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/honey-french-bread monthly 0.5 2024-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/4fc6e818-90c8-483d-a72f-73916d8f50a7/honey+french+loaf.jpg All Recipes - Honey French Bread - Good white bread. Love it. Servings: One loaf https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/rosemary-focaccia monthly 0.5 2024-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/d29411a8-6584-4d6b-80b0-cf2bb1ddd31b/Focaccia2.JPG All Recipes - Rosemary Focaccia - Flaked salt versus coarse salt makes a lot of difference. If you have some, use it. Otherwise, coarse salt will do. Servings: 8-10 slices https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/instant-pot-pot-roast monthly 0.5 2024-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/70431738-9d48-4219-a5f8-84a33c053503/pot+roast.jpg All Recipes - Instant Pot Pot Roast - I was asked to do an Instant Pot cooking demonstration, so converted this recipe from a conventional oven to the Instant Pot. If you don’t have an Instant pot, the conventional way is to follow steps 1 – 3 on the stovetop in an oven-proof stock pot with a lid, then put the roast into a preheated 350 degree oven for about 3 hours, and follow the finishing steps in Step 6 Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/instant-pot-pulled-pork-sandwiches monthly 0.5 2024-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/e3112b24-d6dc-4c99-9df1-2d89551aa563/pulled+pork+6.jpg All Recipes - Instant Pot Pulled Pork Sandwiches - I was asked to do an Instant Pot cooking demonstration, so converted this recipe from a conventional oven to the Instant Pot. If you don’t have an Instant Pot, follow Steps 1-3 in a large, oven-proof stock pot with lid. Place stock pot in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 3 hours, then remove pork from pot, and follow steps 6-7. Servings: 8-10 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/vodka-sauce monthly 0.5 2024-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/651a3914-1f1e-4ea2-b255-6f130a25307e/my+vodka+sauce.jpg All Recipes - My Vodka Sauce - Traditional Vodka Sauce is vegetarian. We like meat, so I added meat, and it turns out we think this was a good idea. Give it a try. You may agree Servings: 4-6 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/leek-and-brie-tart monthly 0.5 2024-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/34099413-30ff-47dc-8f7f-70f85d2c4219/Leek+and+Brie+Tart.jpg All Recipes - Leek and Brie Tart - I think this is a New York Times recipe I found during the Covid lockdown. After a day of doing very little, having a lighter, if not less caloric meal was appreciated Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/pasta-al-limone monthly 0.5 2024-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/9c751107-d2fa-4d8e-946f-812614d1d1cd/Pasta+al+Limone.jpg All Recipes - Pasta al Limone - Easy, decadent and delicious. Particularly good with home made pasta. Servings: 4-6 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/ham-potato-and-asparagus-gratin monthly 0.5 2024-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/3023a380-cc1f-48c1-b6e3-da2e581945de/ham+asparagus+potatoe+gratin+1.jpg All Recipes - Ham, Asparagus and Potato Gratin - This is a comfort food we ate a lot during Covid. We were comforted. Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/bacon-potato-leek-and-gruyere-frittata monthly 0.5 2024-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/cf7e31d8-a368-49de-aa61-bbf2a1960dc9/bacon+potato+leek+and+gruyere+frittata.jpg All Recipes - Bacon, Potato, Leek and Gruyere Frittata - A frittata pan isn’t essential, but it makes life easier. If you haven’t got one, use a 10” sauté pan and when you get to Step 5, carefully slide the frittata onto a plate, then melt the butter in the pan again, carefully put the pan over the plate and quickly flip the frittata back into the pan from the plate. If a little falls out, it’s okay. Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/beet-orange-and-fennel-salad monthly 0.5 2024-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/28ad5834-ecc5-4aec-b4d2-b23d23d0240f/Beet+Fennel+and+Orange+salad.jpg All Recipes - Beet, Orange and Fennel Salad - This is a lovely, light salad, particularly if you can use oranges picked from your tree, and beets and fennel from your daughters garden. Servings: 4-6 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/roasted-potato-leek-soup monthly 0.5 2024-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/12ca7bcc-5446-419e-832e-9d85198ca043/roasted+potato+and+leek+soup+1.jpg All Recipes - Roasted Potato and Leek Soup - Leeks have become one of my favorite vegetables, giving dishes a subtler, sweeter flavor than onions do. Pairing them with potatoes, also lighter on the flavor scale, allows each flavor to shine, and creme fraiche, which is now available in most grocery stores (although you may need to hunt for it) gives this soup a little zing that keeps it from being stodgy. Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/velute-sauce monthly 0.5 2024-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/eab38627-cb9f-4e31-bb1a-a4053ac6aa80/Velute.JPEG All Recipes - Velute Sauce - Velute Sauce is one of the five Mother Sauces from classic cooking. Similar to Bechemal (white sauce), another Mother Sauce, this sauce is used as a base for cream and cheese sauces, and most often, soup bases. To this base you can add any vegetable, cheese, herb, or fish or chicken for a creamy, deeply flavored soup. For stronger-flavored vegetables like asparagus and broccoli, just boiling them in the Velute base until cooked is fine. Lighter-flavored veggies like artichoke bottoms or mushrooms may need to be sautéed to add flavored. You can puree the soup for a creamy smooth soup or leave with chunks of vegetables. Add sour cream, creme fraiche, or cheese to enhance soup, as well as many herbs. Be creative. Servings: N/A https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/ham-and-cheese-stromboli monthly 0.5 2024-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/1713150097013-OD0UXFNDNMRQFT542TTN/ham%2Band%2Bcheese%2Bstromboli%2B1.jpg All Recipes - Ham and Swiss Stromboli - This is a sandwich in a slice. Really good for a picnic or other event where taking condiments isn’t practical, but where food is needed. Servings: One loaf https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/popovers monthly 0.5 2024-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/96e454cb-878b-43fc-a161-d9e12e2473b0/popover+1.JPEG All Recipes - Popovers - The secret to popovers (or Dutch Babies or Yorkshire Pudding, which are essentially the same thing) are a very hot pan and oil. Do not skip the step where you put the popover pan in the oven with the oil prior to baking, as your popovers will have no pop if you do. Servings: 5-6 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/mac-and-cheese monthly 0.5 2024-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/c10e9f09-9bfb-4df5-963e-446452cd0a04/Image+coming+soon.jpg All Recipes - (One of) My Mac and Cheese - This is “one” of my mac and cheeses because every time I make it, it is different. I usually just open my cheese drawer and take out whatever cheese is in there and looks like it would taste good together. Use this recipe as a kind of Mac and Cheese template to add or subtract whatever kind of cheese you like and go from there. Also, if you prefer a more creamy mac, skip Step 1, in Step 2, put your noodles into a large serving bowl rather than a baker pan, and stop at Step 8 and serve. (No bread crumb topping). If you prefer crispy edges and a drier mac, make the recipe as written. Servings: 10-12 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/braised-chicken-with-artichokes-tomatoes-and-olives monthly 0.5 2024-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/0ffcf1cd-1bb6-409f-9ead-5595e9e2f41f/Braised+Chicken+with+Artichokes+Tomatoes+and+Olives.jpg All Recipes - Braised Chicken with Artichokes, Olives and Tomatoes - This recipe is from the New York TImes food section (Melissa Clark). It uses fresh artichokes and requires you to process them, trimming, choking, boiling, etc. The recipe suggests you can also use frozen artichokes. I took that suggestion. This is my process using them. Servings: 4-6 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/bechemel-sauce monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/2eea0385-7b37-403c-99f6-0f8e387135a7/Image+coming+soon.JPEG All Recipes - Bechamel (White) Sauce - This is another of the five Mother Sauces of classic cooking. It is the most basic of them, and one that almost everyone who cooks even a little is familiar with. It is the basis for all creamy sauces, and by the addition of various ingredients can go from the most elegant decadent sauce over a delicate poached salmon to a beer cheese for dipping pretzels. A bechamel can make a quick meal out of odds and ends in your fridge, or be the basis of your own home made mac and cheese. Servings: Approximately 1 cup https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/potatoes-dauphinois monthly 0.5 2024-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/af5fd126-1d9d-4eb1-aa4a-14ddfafd9095/potatoes+dauphinoise.png All Recipes - Julia Child’s Potatoes Dauphinoise - These are absolutely one of my family’s favorite. Really easy if you have a mandolin or a food processor with a slicing blade. Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/hollandaise-sauce monthly 0.5 2024-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/60276285-c76e-4f93-968f-49ff2b90ee0a/Hollandaise+Sauce.jpg All Recipes - Blender Hollandais Sauce - This is one of the five Mother Sauces of Classic Cooking. This is easy, delicious and should not be avoided. It is great on almost everything, i.e. fish, meat, veggies, eggs. It is also the base of Bernaise Sauce, a more complex-flavored Hollandaise. Servings: Approximately 1 1/2 cups https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/bernaise-sauce monthly 0.5 2024-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/eeca2b4c-de9a-4699-8409-5cabe9fc919e/Bernaise+Sauce.JPEG All Recipes - Bernaise Sauce - This is one of my favorite variations of a Hollandaise sauce, which is the base of Bernaise. The tarragon, one of the oft forgotten herbs, brightens the rich creaminess if the Hollandaise, and you can never go wrong when adding shallots. Great on beef, eggs or vegetables. Servings: Approximately 1 1/2 cups https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/green-goddess-dressing monthly 0.5 2024-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/6ecd72b7-27ec-421b-af22-f00710cbdbd3/green+goddess+dressing.jpg All Recipes - Green Goddess Dressing - This dressing calls for anchovies. I do not call for anchovies. If you want to add them, put 2 fillets in the the food processor along with the herbs, mayonnaise, and yogurt and follow recipe as written thereafter. This is a throwback recipe that I think needs to be thrown forward. It’s light, flavorful and versatile. Use different fresh herbs to vary flavor, use as a dressing for pasta salad or over quinoa. Be creative! Servings: Approximately 1 1/2 cups https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/beer-cheese monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/9f1fe4b0-cbcb-4f8c-b75f-adf2f0d2a7be/Beer+cheese.JPEG All Recipes - Beer Cheese - This recipe is pretty much straight from the Tillamook website. The sharp cheddar cheese covers some of the more noisome notes of the beer and the beer mellows the bite of the cheese. A great combination in my opinion. Servings: 8-10 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/grilled-vegetables monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/3658a70e-0b80-417d-8a17-01eaebaf1dc1/veggies.JPG All Recipes - Grilled Vegetables - Summer is about grilling, and fresh vegetables are wonderful when grilled. So simple, and an enhancement to any summer meal. Servings: varies https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/ina-gartens-scalloped-tomatoes monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/7b5533d5-d64d-40bd-a537-51f5e433792e/Scalloped+Tomatoes.jpg All Recipes - Ina Garten’s Scalloped Tomatoes - Megan’s garden, started before the Covid lockdown, but expanded substantially since then, has been a boon to us in providing, among other things, a bounty of really good, flavorful tomatoes. This is one of my favorite things to do with those tomatoes. Servings: 6-8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/palmiers monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/08963e3a-ab70-479a-9cb8-af39b56b0557/palmiers.jpg All Recipes - Palmiers - This recipe is my version of Ina Garten’s recipe. Great, simple cookie to take when you want to impress, or just want to be guaranteed something good to eat. Servings: 20-30 cookies https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/easy-cheese-danish monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/748524b5-7bb8-4615-a0d0-8b581fdfb575/danish.jpg All Recipes - Easy Cheese Danish - This is another of Ina Garten’s recipes. I take the puff pastry out of the freezer the night before, and the cream cheese out the minute I get up so that they will be ready to go by the time I get dressed and in the kitchen. The little hint of lemon in these makes them, and they are far better than any danish you can buy at the supermarket. Servings: 8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/moms-chili-sauce monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/c5b7d0ba-243e-4bb9-a6fc-70ab8744508e/chili.jpg All Recipes - Mom's Chili Sauce - The smell of this sweet, tomato-based sauce that my mom made every fall evokes all that is wonderful with that season. One Saturday every fall, the house was filled with the most aromatic smell of these ingredients simmering on the stove for hours. Mom served with roast beef, our most traditional Sunday Dinner, but I use it for making Thousand Island Dressing, cocktail sauce, and as a crostini topping over goat or feta cheese. Servings: I’m guessing 3-4 quarts. It’s a big potful. I’ll measure next time I make it and update here. https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/dutch-babies monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/e918cce9-2798-4a76-a5de-ab5afce6f018/dutch.jpg All Recipes - Dutch Baby Pancakes  - As with popovers and Yorkshire Pudding, the secret of a successful Dutch Baby is to make sure the pan and butter are very hot before you add the batter, so that a skin of cooked batter immediately forms on the pan when the batter is poured into it. This causes the steam to go up rather than behind the pancake and caused that lovely puffiness that makes these pancakes a morning showstopper. Servings: One pancake is technically a serving so this make one serving. However, I have never finished one, and have always shared one, so this makes 2 servings unless you are very hungry. https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/rosemary-shortbread-cookies monthly 0.5 2024-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/34998dd3-c471-471e-ab5d-6a7f62cdaeb2/Image+coming+soon.jpg All Recipes - Rosemary Shortbread Cookies (From Williams Sonoma) - This recipe is from Williams Sonoma. Apparently a woman named Nicole, who was a regular customer of Scopa Restaurant in Healdsburg, CA (which has sadly, closed) brought these cookies to the restaurant, and somehow via that gift, this recipe ended up with Williams Sonoma. It is an amazing cookie, so thank you for you generosity, Nicole! Servings: 3+ dozen https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/strawberry-thyme-lemonade1 monthly 0.5 2024-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/daaf467b-366b-44c5-87dc-b884310cfbf2/Strawberry+Thyme+Lemonade.JPEG All Recipes - Strawberry Thyme Lemonade - I found this recipe in a Williams-Sonoma catalogue some years ago. I think. I’m not sure, but it is great and whichever catalogue published it, thanks! Servings: 4-6 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/polenta-with-vegetables monthly 0.5 2024-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/c59ea3ca-23c8-4912-b290-fd9a6ca9510b/Vegetable+Polenta.JPEG All Recipes - Polenta with Vegetables - We went to Normandy, France a few years ago so Stuart could revisit some of the World War II sites he had seen 50+ years ago on his trip around the world. We stayed in Bayeux, and had a vegetable polenta dish at a typical French restaurant which I have tried to recreate here. Servings: 6 - 8 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/homemade-butter-with-herbs monthly 0.5 2024-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/c35a0993-9d02-4bad-89bd-0461c952a5e5/butter.JPEG All Recipes - Homemade Butter with Herbs - It is likely that if you whip cream with any regularity, you have either made, or come close to making, butter by accident. It truly is as easy as whipping cream too far until it separates into solids and liquids. The flavor of home-made butter is far superior to that which is available in supermarkets, and very close to the expensive European butters available in specialty stores. Adding herbs, shallots, or other flavorful foods and spices take this butter to a new level, and can make a very simply prepared meat, fish or vegetable into something special. Servings: approximately 1-1/2 pounds https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/sarahs-entomatadas monthly 0.5 2024-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/c10e9f09-9bfb-4df5-963e-446452cd0a04/Image+coming+soon.jpg All Recipes - Sarah’s Entomatadas - Generally, Mexican food is not something I cook too often. Since I don’t care for spicey food, peppers in general, and cilantro especially, there isn’t a lot left in the cuisine to cook. Sarah has introduced these lovely flavors into our diet from her home away from home in Mexico City, and we are forever grateful. Servings: 8-10 https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/sarahs-homemade-tortillas monthly 0.5 2024-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/c10e9f09-9bfb-4df5-963e-446452cd0a04/Image+coming+soon.jpg All Recipes - Sarah’s Homemade Tortillas - While there are very good quality store-bought tortillas, like home made bread and pasta, home made tortillas are just a cut above. They are worth the trouble, if you have time. Servings: 19 - 4” tortillas https://www.merediths.kitchen/recipes/pan-roasted-corn-salad monthly 0.5 2024-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600f5265c3233d5f7f0b40be/c49e8098-3401-4c81-82ed-d4e299a585ae/Pan+roasted+corn+salad.JPEG All Recipes - Pan Roasted Corn Salad with Tomatoes and Feta - This is a Williams Sonoma recipe that has become a family favorite, served for every special occasion in the summer. Using fresh corn and herbs is really the best way to go, making the tastes of the season really pop, and by cubing the Feta rather than crumbling it you get a bigger impact of the salty Feta flavor, rather than getting lost in the dressing and corn. 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