Author Archives: Kelli

Buttery Cupcakes with Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Kelli

From KT- Despite my newly acquired cold, I decided to bring a treat to a friends house for New Years Eve. Who doesn’t like treats on a celebration night? Plus I had some nice chocolate that I got from a … Continue reading →

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Monkey Bread

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Kelli

When we made the Dahlia Doughnuts, we saved half of the dough for this little project.  A perfectly gluttonous weekend. Monkey bread uses the same dough as the doughnuts, but it gets frozen- so when we were done with the … Continue reading →

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Dahlia Doughnuts

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Kelli

With Cinnamon Sugar, Mascarpone, and Jam From the moment I read this book, I knew I was going to be making this recipe.  Last time I was at the Dahlia Lounge for breakfast we ordered a batch of these, and … Continue reading →

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Jackie’s Favorite Strata

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Kelli

    With wild mushrooms, sausage, and chard. From Bev- My cooking partner wasn’t as chatty as Mason, but I am sure he was more bossy.  We had a great time making this dish together.  It turned out very well … Continue reading →

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Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies with Fresh Ginger

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Kelli

No holiday would be complete without a molasses cookie.  These were REALLY tasty.  I think it might come from the amount of fresh ginger that is in the recipe… Now I’m a sucker for all things ginger- so no problem … Continue reading →

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Grilled Cheese with Caramelized Broccoli Rabe and Fontina

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Kelli

Somehow this post got lost- but better late than never… this was the amazing sandwich that we made to go with the Tomato Soup– If we have met before, you know I have an affinity for cheese- and particularly grilled … Continue reading →

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Piedmontese Hazelnut Cake

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Kelli

    I love hazelnuts, so clearly, we needed to make this hazelnut cake. Last time I toasted hazelnuts, the papery shell didn’t come off- apparently I didn’t do it long enough, because this time, it was no problem rolling … Continue reading →

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Russian Tea Cakes

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Kelli

From KT- This was an easy recipe and so good. I would definitely make these again. What I learned was the technique to make the powdered sugar stick. Let them cool for just a few minutes then put them in … Continue reading →

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Green Eggs and Ham Bennedict

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Kelli

Now that I have english muffins- what to do with them?  They taste delicious with a little butter and jam- but we might as well go the whole nine yards and make eggs benedict- right?  I feel like I really … Continue reading →

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English Muffins

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Kelli

Now, I recognize that it is very easy to go to the store to buy English Muffins- but as home baked bread tastes like a completely different product than what you buy at the grocery store- I thought I would … Continue reading →

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