Sweet Home Allegra

Crumbly, buttery and savory sweet, and so easy to whip up it’s almost embarrassing. Everyone loves cornbread! Yes, you can change it up...

Ahhhh, the sublime, basic butter cookie at its simplest. Store-bought never tastes like what you make at home. My Mister requests these cookies for his birthday every year and prefers them with the ends dipped in chocolate. Of course you can add almond extract or lemon zest, there are many ways to change them up. We simply never found a way to enjoy them more than as is. I have owned cute crockery for baking them for many decades and definitely recommend them. No worries thou

Quiche is Mac and Cheese for grownups. Besides being beautiful comfort food, so very satisfying and delicious, quiche delivers all the...

These are 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌AMAZING 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌!!!!! Gala apple slices marinated in a sweet brine spiced with shallot, jalapeño, cinnamon,...

Sure, you can add chicken pieces if you want. Or fake tofu or seitan chicken, if you must. But this already tastes as perfect as the...

This is timeless, delicious, and easy. What makes "Allegra Breakfast Cake" or "ABC Cake" as my dear Ellie calls it, effortless and always...

Another fall classic for holiday feasting! Canning up a few jelly jars also saves this luscious condiment for summer sandwiches and all...

A conserve differs from a preserve or jam because it has the consistency of a chunky relish and includes dried fruit and nuts. This...

If you love an unusual savory pickle and Brussels Sprouts, this pickle is for you. They are not my favorite, but I make it for love of my...

A few stipulations from the start: Boxed mixes with powdered “cheese” and powdered “milk” are a firm NO. Velveeta, cottage cheese and/or...

Summer’s pizza/not pizza tomato treat! It’s fresher, lighter than pizza, cuz there isn’t any cheese. The crust is store bought fresh puff...

👉👉This muffin has ONLY the grated zucchini rind! 👈👈 Use up your garden’s giant end of summer otherwise inedible zucchini for this....

Moist yet crumbly, crazy delicious and easier to make than any scone EVER!! My Innkeeper friend Janet shared this recipe with me decades...

Grab those bushels of regular tomatoes at the Farmer’s Market and let’s get to it! The taste of ripe summer tomatoes are a winter treat...

Simply sublime. A glorious condiment on a croissant, addition to a peanut butter sandwich, bruschetta with warm Brie, in oatmeal or...

Also called Rollatini, these stuffed pockets of creamy eggplant get TWO YUMS UP 👍👍!! These don’t have the calorie hit of traditional...

This is The Holy Grail of pasta and pizza sauce. Create this divine dining basic during harvest season, freeze it, enjoy, and share the...

“Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light gets in.”...

I am mesmerized by them.

Summer grilling just upgraded to ooooo la la! My Mister is the Celebrity Chef with this delicacy! He says: ”Source 1 and 1/2 lb sushi...