Mexican Tamales
As I remember my first encounter with Mexican tamales, I can hear the kitchen humming with laughter and the sizzling sounds of the skillet. It was a chilly winter …
Marlene Quinn
Pecan Pie Brownie Bombs
The first time I made Pecan Pie Brownie Bombs, I stood in my little Mendocino kitchen with flour on my wrist and salt air sliding through the window. Pecan …
Gingerbread Brownies
Part of my earliest winter memory smells of molasses and campfire smoke; I remember the first time I baked gingerbread brownies I couldn’t help but stand with the oven …
Raspberry Cream Puffs
The first time I made Raspberry Cream Puffs I stood at my foggy kitchen window watching gulls argue over a crust of bread while a pot of milk warmed …
Old-Fashioned Soft Christmas Peppermints
I still remember the first winter I tried my hand at Old-Fashioned Soft Christmas Peppermints, when the fog rolled into Mendocino like a soft curtain and my stove filled …
Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff Stew
Part of my earliest slow-cooker memories involves a foggy Sunday when I first made Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff Stew for a house full of friends. I remember the steam …
Spinach Ricotta Lasagna
I still remember the first time I pulled a bubbling pan of Spinach Ricotta Lasagna from the oven; the house smelled like a warm, herby hug. I wrote down …
French Onion Beef Short Rib Soup
Hi. The first time I braided the onion-sweet aroma into bone-deep comfort, I knew I had found a new kind of solace: French Onion Beef Short Rib Soup simmering …
Curried Coconut Chicken & Rice
I remember the first time I cooked Curried Coconut Chicken & Rice for friends under the low, foggy light of my kitchen window. The pot steamed like a small, …
Apple Butter Pie
Hi. I still remember the first time I folded a warm, cinnamon-scented slab of apple butter into flaky pastry and called it Apple Butter Pie. That afternoon, fog rolled …
Decadent Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie
Hi. I remember the first time I made Decadent Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie on a stormy night when the fog closed in early and the house smelled of roasted …
