Monthly archive January, 2009
Spiced Pecans

Spiced Pecans

You think they're sweet until the heat kicks you right in the back of the throat, like Chuck Norris but with more mercy.
Cheese Plate 101

Cheese Plate 101

The Barefoot Contessa's tips for a respectable cheese plate, from how to choose your cheeses to how to arrange and decorate your plate.
Easy Sticky Buns

Easy Sticky Buns

Puff pastry is the key to making these brown sugar, cinnamon and pecan-filled buns in no time.
Kentucky Butter Cake. Proudly Clogging Arteries Since 1963.

Kentucky Butter Cake. Proudly Clogging Arteries Since 1963.

You expect a butter cake to be buttery, but this one goes above and beyond with the real draw: its glaze.
Hot, Crusty Buttermilk Biscuits

Hot, Crusty Buttermilk Biscuits

They come out of the oven golden on the top and bottom, tender on the inside, with a nice snap from the outside crust and a little tang from the buttermilk.
Perfect Party Cake

Perfect Party Cake

If there's a reason to celebrate, there's a reason to make Dorie Greenspan's Perfect Party Cake. Get the party started!
O-bama Tree, O-bama Tree

O-bama Tree, O-bama Tree

We decided to magically transform the Christmas tree into an Inauguration Tree. Because we've got Inauguration Fever!
Meatloaf Sandwiches

Meatloaf Sandwiches

A tasty mix of ground sirloin and sweet Italian sausage topped with a spicy glaze made with ketchup, Worcestershire and Frank's Hot Sauce.
Crunchy Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

Crunchy Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

With a little olive oil, salt, pepper and rosemary, you've got a side dish tasty enough to crave the next day.
Cheese Straws (Quick-N-Dirty Version)

Cheese Straws (Quick-N-Dirty Version)

I don't know whether it's the intense flavor or that drool-inducing "snap," but it's impossible not to make a fool of yourself over these things.
Savory Corn and Pepper Muffins

Savory Corn and Pepper Muffins

An authentically Southwestern cornbread with fresh corn, jalapeƱo, red bell pepper and cilantro.
Banana Sour Cream Pancakes

Banana Sour Cream Pancakes

These pancakes are tangy and dense, chock full of flavor from the vanilla, lemon zest and bananas.