spiced and creamy this pumpkin basque style cheesecake is baked in a cast iron skillet
and designed to be a modest sized cheesecake, too much for two in one seating (unless you’re channeling the golden girls)
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Oven Roasted Red Wine Strawberry Focaccia
When I decided to re-shoot the photos for my roasted strawberry ciabatta I realized two things- I’m in a focaccia phase right now and I don’t have any balsamic vinegar in the house. But red wine and strawberries are a delicious combination- there’s a reason why it’s a dessert all on its own- go ahead […]
Breakfast Socca (or Farinata or Savory Chickpea Pancake)
Whether you call this simple baked flatbread- socca, or farinata, or just a chickpea or garbanzo flour pancake- it will always be one of the easiest high protein , gluten free, and delicious recipes in your arsenal. You can eat it sliced and straight up as a snack, add a ton of toppings for dinner […]
Easy Bok Choy Breakfast Skillet with crispy garlic
An adaptable to what you have one hand, one pan, one bowl slightly spicy breakfast with crispy garlic, bok choy, toast, and eggs. The leaves have all fallen from the trees and so the view takes another color palette shift, from greens to golds to blue and brown so I paint a new backdrop to […]
Chorizo Cheddar Savory Dutch Baby
I thought about making this more complicated. Individual dishes instead of one cast iron pan- going to the store to buy crumbly mexican cheese or avocado. But then I remembered that my favorite things are straight up and easy and made with what I have on hand while still in my pjs. Breakfast should be […]
Easy Squeezy Caramel Apple Pie baked in cast iron
this post was originally made as a sponsored post with 2towns cider, you can use their cider or any off dry hard cider (or just regular cider of the non alcoholic variety) Perhaps you’re over pie (how can that be? every day should be pie day!) and onto Christmas Cookies and perhaps I should have […]
Cast Iron Apple Spice Cake
a lightly sweetened spicy cast iron “cake’’ that you can make as fancy or as straight forward as you want- if you have a mandolin to slice the apples a decorative pattern makes for a stunning presentation but equally tasty and almost as pretty is the apples cut into bite sized pieces. more things apple […]
Cast Iron Pear Blueberry Clafoutis
Combining fresh ripe pears and blueberries in a lightly spiced clafoutis batter this dessert, or breakfast, or even breakfast for dessert has all of the best things from summer and fall. This classic French dish is easily modified to suit your whims and likes- brighten it with lemon, make it gluten free, make it with […]
cast iron quinoa cakes with crispy egg and feta
Simple and quick gluten free quinoa cakes are topped with fresh tomato, feta cheese, and a crispy egg to make a complete meal on a plate.
graham cracker biscuits
this riff on cream scones is the perfect base for all your summer berries- try these graham cracker biscuits with a scoop of raspberry sorbet and whipped cream or topped with strawberries
Cast Iron Asparagus Quiche w/chives and swiss cheese
Fresh Asparagus and chives together with Swiss Cheese in a brightly flavorful turmeric paprika all butter crust.
creamed eggs on toast with soft boiled egg
Before I even knew that biscuits and gravy existed there was creamed eggs on toast. White sauce, hard boiled eggs, buttery toast. Simple comfort food perfection, my mother’s childhood favorite passed down to me in soft gestures and self depreciating comments about white food and the midwest. Unlike the Swedish Pancakes or Baked Custard, recipes […]
Socca- chickpea flour flatbread
It’s always good to have a few snack items in your arsenal that are easy to remember, have very little hands on time, and can please a variety of palettes and preferences. Socca, the original gluten free flat bread made with equal parts chickpea flour and water and little else, is one of those snacks. […]
Upside-down Caramelized Orange Chocolate Tart
a one pan cast iron orange chocolate tart perfect for two, perfect for date night, also perfectly acceptable for one or four
Bloody Mary Chicken Pot Pie with Olive Biscuit Crust
Part comfort, part Sunday morning this chicken pot pie flavored with an untraditional tomato based sauce and topped with a tender biscuit topping studded with green olives can be on the table in less than an hour. If you want to serve it for valentines -hello bloody mary valentine!- but don’t have heart shaped cutouts […]
Cast Iron Brussel Sprout Pizza w/white sauce
When you have pizza as often as we do it’s important to mix things up. Some days are thin crust, some days are thicker, sheet pan pizza one week, pizza baked one pizza stone the next, almost every breakfast pizza baked in a cast iron skillet. Red sauce, white sauce, just olive oil and garlic. […]
easy sautéed mushrooms: chanterelle, shiitake, or cremini
Like all the best recipes these easy sautéed mushrooms allow for substitutions and modifications. chanterelles out of season? shiitakes too darn expensive? cremini cramping your style? switch it out. just follow a few basic principles and you have a most simple, delicious, easy and satisfying side dish or garnish. Bonus points for being vegan and […]
Cast Iron Winter Squash Pie w/a honey whole wheat crust
An autumn squash pie made with fresh roasted kuri squash (or your favorite pumpkin type winter squash), a not quite pumpkin spice blend of spices, and a don’t ask don’t tell one hundred percent deliciously graham cracker like honey whole wheat flaky pastry crust. Best of all this bad boy bakes up in an 8” […]
Small batch summer vegetable fritters
Small batch summer vegetable fritters are for those of us who can’t choose just one. Corn? Green beans? Peppers? Have one or have them all- it just takes a few more bowls and and less than five more minutes to make a fritter buffet showcasing all the summer vegetables. I won’t mention the summer squashes […]
savory skillet cornbread: tomato upside down cake
There is something immensely satisfying about baking something that is both beautiful and tasty, add two notches of oh yeah for using up some garden fresh tomatoes. With just a whisper of sweet, this mostly savory skillet cornbread does double duty as a summer tomato upside down cake. Whether you call it cornbread or corn […]
Summertime Chilaquiles with fresh tomatoes
There is nothing quite as perfect as a salsa fresca made with summertime ripe and bountiful tomatoes, fresh tomatoes bursting with flavor and variety, no uniformly red hot house fruit but the variety and zip that only something fresh and local has to offer. Now is the time for this summertime chilaquiles recipe made with […]
Jo-Jos ! gluten free, shiitake mushroom, crispy, baked potato wedges
Crispy potato wedges breaded with a flavorful mixture of mushroom salt and garbanzo flour then baked to crispy goodness. These Jo-Jos are flavorful enough to eat on their own but oh so addictive when served with ranch dressing (I’ve included my favorite quick and easy off the cuff Ranch dip in the recipe below) Jo-Jos […]
Homemade Bacon Fat Flour Tortillas
Most days tortillas are one of the few items I give myself permission to buy pre-made, but some days call for homemade, for the flavor and slight imperfections of made from scratch. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a perfectly round tortilla lacks the flavor found in a tortilla just slightly off center. Sure, […]
Guinness Irish Stout and Mushroom Gravy
A rich and hearty gravy made with Guinness Irish Stout and mushrooms. Perfect with potatoes, bangers, or add a little milk or cream and make a luxuriously silky malty beer for breakfast biscuits and gravy.
Cast Iron Savory Baked Oats- the bacon edition
Cast Iron Savory Baked Oats- the bacon edition If the original was the healthy weekday edition this is the decadent weekend edition: creamy, bacon laden, and topped with a generous layer of sharp cheddar cheese. I retained all my favorite aspects of the first savory cast iron oatmeal- one pan! a bright pop of pickled […]
Savory Cast Iron Oatmeal with pickled egg, avocado and kale
Savory Cast Iron Oatmeal with pickled egg, avocado and kale I had this idea to make a super bowl smoothie bowl: beautifully arranged berries (raspberry, blueberries) battling it out against an artful splash of rich green kale. I’ve never made a smoothie bowl, I’ve made a smoothie, I’ve topped plain yogurt with things, but these […]
Mister & Missus C: Biscuit Croque Monsieur & Madame
Mister & Missus C: Biscuit Croque Monsieur & Madame Happy days are here again. This brief glorious week where there are still leftovers and not yet new years resolutions. It seems there must be a point at which you can no longer call a variation on something by the original name, especially when that something […]
Cast Iron Rhubarb Upside Down Cake with fresh strawberries
Summer snuck up on me. The long hot days, fruit ripe and heavy on the vine, roses in full bloom- all clues I missed. Graduation ceremonies, squirrels doing mad dashes and dances on branches dappled green and shadowed, the sun high in the sky, the hum of air-conditioners, and the intermittent buzz of sirens. My […]
Cast Iron Peach Clafoutis
Cast Iron Peach Clafoutis
A soft vanilla scented batter, buttery crisp around the edges and loaded with sweet summer peaches.
pea shoot and avocado breakfast sandwich
Pea Shoot and Avocado Breakfast Sandwich A study in contrasts: crispy egg, creamy avocado; rich buttery yolk, bright burst of lime; spring fresh pea shoots, and the earthy bite of garlic- all sandwiched together between two slices of perfectly grilled bread. That’s breakfast, that’s a sandwich, that’s eggzactly what I crave. Extra bonus points for […]
Cast Iron Crumb Cake
Cast Iron Crumb Cake with lemon and cardamom Baked in a well seasoned cast iron skillet this crumb cake is bright with lemon zest and cardamom and comes together in about 45 minutes including cooking time. This past week, as I edited photos for an outside project, I was watching Girls, which made the outside […]
Cauliflower Fried “Rice”
Cauliflower Fried “Rice” A quick, delicious, gluten and grain-free stir fry using diced cauliflower instead of rice. Add egg and call it paleo. Add tofu and call it vegan. Add an extra swirl of siracha and call it spicy. Just don’t call it Sue. As someone allergic to cashews I have a healthy fear of […]
Pan Fried Brussel Sprouts with crispy garlic and New Year’s Resolutions
Free up the oven for holiday meals or any time you want a quick and savory autumn vegetable side dish. Fresh Brussels sprouts cooked in a cast iron skillet are greens that actually stay green with a crisp nutty flavor complimented with a healthy bite of garlic. Pan Fried Brussel Sprouts with crispy garlic and […]
Potato Leek Soup Breakfast Bake with spicy bacon jam
Like the time of year that birthed this recipe it is a jumble of comfort, decadence, spice, resolutions, and bacon. The creamy subtly earthy soup, the crispy cheese below, the melty cheese above, a peppery bite of arugula, a sweet salty swirl of bacon jam. Hello breakfast. Hello brunch. Hell no to boring leftovers. […]
The Real Reasons I use Cast Iron
These are the real reasons that I use my cast iron skillet to cook most everything. The opposite of fussy, Cast Iron is the one sort of pan you should own if you only own one. This is the first cast iron skillet I ever owned. At eighteen years she is the young filly in […]
