Healthy Broccoli Soup with Potato Croutons
Healthy Broccoli Soup with Potato Croutons is the perfect light and flavorful dish to add to your repertoire of good-for-you recipes! Like many folks, in January my husband Robert and I try to get back to eating healthier. Other than during the holidays (when we give ourselves a break to indulge), we tend to eat… Read more »
Asian Shrimp and Brown Rice Salad
Flavored with pungent fresh ginger, soy sauce and dark sesame oil, Asian Shrimp and Brown Rice Salad is bursting with delicious flavors! One night, I decided to get a little creative when preparing dinner for Robert, and this Asian Shrimp and Brown Rice Salad was born. It was a busy day, so I was preparing… Read more »
Cranberry and Golden Raisin Relish
Refreshing and colorful, this no-cook Cranberry and Golden Raisin Relish is the perfect complement to your Thanksgiving turkey, is super easy to prepare and can be made up to 2 weeks before Thanksgiving! This Cranberry and Golden Raisin Relish recipe is from my Aunt Bobbie, who found it in one of her favorite cookbooks,… Read more »
Blackberry Pear Crisp
This Blackberry Pear Crisp is comfort food at its best, and an excellent way to showcase fall’s delicious pears. I have always loved pears – that delicious, fresh, sweet but not too sweet flavor. I always get excited in August and September when the fresh crop starts showing up at the market. Even though… Read more »
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
These seasonally inspired Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins are the perfect morning treat to celebrate fall! It’s fall, which means it’s pumpkin season – yay! I love the flavor of pumpkin – not just in pies, but also in other desserts like my Rum Pumpkin Tart and Pots de Crème, as well as in my Pumpkin… Read more »
Healthy Chicken Stir Fry
Healthy Chicken Stir Fry uses a limited amount of oil to cook a fresh, flavorful and colorful mixture of chicken, pea pods, almonds and green onion. Growing up, my mom frequently made some version of stir-fried chicken for the family on busy weeknights. The stir-fry method fit mom’s style of cooking to a T –… Read more »
Lemon Ginger Blueberry Tart
This show-stopping Lemon Ginger Blueberry Tart starts with a gingersnap-rum crust that’s filled with a creamy, lemon-y mixture and topped with fresh blueberries. Yum! I love ginger, and this tart really showcases it with gingersnap cookies in the crust and crystallized ginger in the filling. In creating this recipe, I also wanted lots of… Read more »
Buying and storing fresh ginger
January 9, 2015
I love the flavor of ginger, and you will find it in many of our recipes (see some examples below). I especially like to use fresh ginger when I can. When purchasing ginger, look for 2 to 4-inch long pieces in the produce section of your grocery store. It’s often in a basket. Make sure… Read more »
Rum Pumpkin Tart
One Thanksgiving, I decided to create a new pumpkin dessert. I started with the basic ingredients in our Fluffy Pumpkin Pie recipe (in A Well-Seasoned Kitchen® cookbook) and added crystallized ginger and rum. Initially, this recipe was a fun and delicious way to show off my pots de crème collection (see Rum Pumpkin Pots de Creme recipe). Then, a few weeks later… Read more »
Rum Pumpkin Pots de Crème
I collect pots de crème, and have for years. While I haven’t really counted them, I think there must 50 or more in our china closet. This recipe, a deconstructed pumpkin pie with crystallized ginger and rum, is a fun and delicious way to show off the collection. If you don’t have pots de crème, use wine glasses or ramekins. I also… Read more »
