French Onion Soup This soup falls into the ‘happy accident’ category of cooking. I set out to make some pizzas with grilled onions as part of the topping. Ever the lazy cook, I threw about four huge onions into a cast iron Dutch oven and figured I was good...

  Fresh Fruit Salad Parfaits with Pineapple Greek Yogurt I was messing around with the idea of fruit salads the other day and was trying think of something other than the ‘just a big bowl of fruit’ or the ‘just a big bowl of fruit with gloppy dressing’ that is...

  Fresh Strawberry Jam I cannot bring myself to tell you how many eons I have been making strawberry jam, but it wasn’t until the last three years that I figured out how to make it so that it tastes like fresh strawberries for the entire year. I’m talking...

  Frico - A Parmesan Cracker This quite possibly could be one of the easiest recipes you will ever make, but it never ceases to amaze me and anybody I serve it to. Why? Simple. It tastes incredible, and - It has only one ingredient, which happens to be cheese....

  Gluten-Free Jarlsberg & Herb Scones In this day and age, there is no reason on earth to leave our gluten-free pals behind when it comes to scones. Our friends at America’s Test Kitchen have devised the absolute best gluten-free flour blend I’ve ever...

  Gluten-Free Lemon Bars They say if something sounds too good to be true, it usually isn’t. Meet the exception: Sweet, tart, and creamy – not convinced yet? Then let’s add on a crust that is crisp, buttery and rich. Are you in? Me too. These are so easy it’s...

  Grandma's Dinner Rolls These yeasty rolls are my attempt at coming close to the delicious rolls my grandma Liz used to make. As a young aspiring baker, I’d watch her assemble dozens of at a time, tossing an armload of dough around like it weighed nothing,...

  Green Bean and Grilled Corn Salad with Cherry Tomatoes & Lemon Vinaigrette This is one of those salads that you really can make your own – it all depends on what’s crying out to you from your garden in desperate need of picking, or less dramatically –...