Butternut Squash Soup
In Switzerland, I was briefly a part of a supper club. But it fell on a night when I had dorm duty, and I quickly had to opt out. Betta...
Robert's Clam Chowder
As kids, Robert and I made two trips a year: Winter Park, Florida for Christmas to see my grandmother, aunts, uncles, and cousins and the...
Loaded Potato Soup
This was the first recipe I remember making habitually. It’s like a book I’ve read a hundred times; each time I see something different....
Deep Dish Pizza
When Will Moore came to visit me in Chicago, I signed us up for the cooking classes I thought he would enjoy. It was a win-win; I did...
Homemade Focaccia
I never had active dry yeast on hand in the pantry until I started making pizza dough, but I’m glad that I do now. One night while...
Winter Panzanella
The part of Switzerland where I lived was an Italian canton. This meant the culture - language, food, and customs - were Italian flare on...
No Fail Popovers
During my senior year in college, I spent New Year’s in San Marino, CA, the location of my favorite movie “Father of the Bride,” and the...
Ellie's Pumpkin Bread
I had been in Switzerland for only two months. I was just getting settled in and embraced by a routine of life in Collina d’Oro, but...
Channel Road Inn Scones
During my senior year at Vanderbilt, I made a trip to Santa Monica, CA just ‘cause. I stayed at a Bed and Breakfast where I was greeted...
Custom Omelettes
One year I went muffin-tin crazy: muffin-tin omelettes, muffin-tin pizzas, muffin-tin chicken pot pie, muffin-tin shepherd's pie. . . ....
