Sweet Home Allegra

Quintuple chocolate, more like fudge than cake, here are the secrets to create this ultimate brownie! Boxed brownie mix brings the ease and consistency, but the real magic happens with the type of pan you bake in, altered ingredients (do NOT follow the box’s directions), my quite specific chocolate delivery techniques, and an eye for an exact cooking time (they must slightly undercook). Yes you can! Practice just a bit, get to know your own oven’s temperature/timing, and soon

This amazing GLUTEN FREE quinoa tomato cherries pistachio and peppermint salad with lemony pickled shallots was sooooo delicious! A first...

This is adapted from a Pinterest recipe, with the amount of cheese reduced, the tomato and spinach quantity increased and the white beans...

Ripped from NYT Cooking, which hides behind a paywall so will not pin to Pinterest for ease of reference, therefore I am posting here. Quick, easy and delicious!! Nothing cooks ahead of time, so it comes together easily, just amazing. I use dairy case pizza dough, simple. Do I wish you could smell this! YES!!! The cream sauce is light and the spices--garlic, lemon, nutmeg, Parmesan and red pepper--are perfect. Yes it looks like a lot of kale but it shrinks dramatically when

Tried and true after decades of preparing in my inn's kitchen, stick with this recipe and you will never buy hummus pre-made again. Just...

Slices of eggplant, grilled, topped with luscious creamy topping, fresh seasonal herbs and pomegranate seeds ! A summer meal or side dish...

I am so addicted to these. The crust is like a chewy shortbread cookie and the custard goo on top is the best sweet/tart treat EVER. Of course, head to the Farmer’s Market and score yourself some fresh spears of rhubarb!! These are my favorite treats to make when rhubarb is fresh, but I also freeze enough (in 4 cup bags) to make this year round! If you use frozen rhubarb, just thaw it out and pat it dry in a paper towel to reduce the moisture. Here you go: Ingredients: For t

Any fan of licorice or anise flavor, so prevalent in Asian cooking, is familiar with this lovely spice. I use it in pickles, primarily,...

Spring is your moment to forage these nutritious greens from your property or the woods. Dandelions pack a whole lot of vitamins and minerals into a small plant. They're probably the most nutritionally dense green you can eat — outstripping even kale or spinach. Dandelion greens, in particular, are a great source of vitamins and minerals such as: Vitamins A, C and K. Forage them fresh and young and before blooms form. Whirr up into delicious green smoothies or add to salads

The first perennial bloom of spring and a foliage mind-blower. So special! Gets pretty tall, upward to 12-24”, as the periwinkle blue flowers are held on delicate wispy stems above the exotic heart-shaped leaves. Easy to grow and hardy even in these harsh northern winters, as long as you give it what it needs: decent airy soil, reliable moisture, and afternoon shade. I grow It in a large planting at my back gate, which is the main entrance to Sweet Home Allegra. The foliage r