I’d say I’m firmly in the November-is-pumpkin-season camp, rather than the November-is-Christmas-time camp. But regardless of your own affiliation, I hope you will enjoy these pumpkin spice waffles with pumpkin brown butter. I recommend serving them with real maple syrup for the full flavor experience. It’ll be incredible in October, November, or whenever you need…
Category: Moderate
We’ll call these recipes medium-hard. If you’ve worked your way through the Simple ones, and you’re ready to try some moderate-difficulty cooking projects, this is the place! Also great for those who already know their way around the kitchen. You won’t find anything too Complex here, but we’ll start ramping it up a little.
Crisp Fennel Salad with Olives
This crisp fennel salad with olives possesses the perfect balance of flavors, and it looks as pretty as it tastes. It’s an interesting one for me, because I don’t especially like green olives! And yet here, alongside crunchy, aromatic fennel, bright citrus, and flavorful, salty cheese, they’re faultless. Although it’s at its very best freshly dressed, it also packs pretty well for a summer picnic.
Delicata and Chevre Tacos
Tender squash, caramelized onions, goat cheese, black beans, and adobo come together with surprising ease to create a sweet, spicy, tart chorus of flavors that you need to be shoveling into your face ASAP.
Low-Carb Waffles (that don’t suck)
I’ve tried many a recipe for keto and low-carb waffles off the internet and they’ve been…well…okay, I guess. After several of these lackluster experiences, I set out to make my own low-carb waffles. The result are these beauties…
Red Lentil Fritters
These red lentil fritters have been a favorite dinner in my household this year. All the goodness of lentils combined with crispy fried onion reminiscent of bhajis. Liberally apply a lemon-yogurt sauce and you’ve got a phenomenal meal or a hearty snack.
Apple Pie Bourbon Blondies
Redolent with brown butter and bourbon, moist and chock full of fruit, these bars are the best of butterscotch blondies and apple pie rolled in one–and would be delicious a la mode, I’m just saying.