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Ingredients & Recipes: Brunch

 

Soft Focaccia Breadsticks



When E and I go out for dinner we often like to eat at the bar rather than at a table for two, and we particularly gravitate to places where we can si...

 

 

Spinach Tart with Eggplant, Roasted Tomatoes and Olive Cream



This was my first try at the Paper Chef competition, a fun web event modeled on the Iron Chef competitions on the Food Network: a group of "secret ing...

 

 

Tomato Bread Pudding



This food blogging thing is really fun! For my money, there is nothing I like more than request cooking. I mean, when somebody asks for it and I have ...

 

 

Apple Salad with Gorgonzola, Bacon and Candied Walnuts



This is a simple salad made festive with the addition of the candied walnuts, and after multiple attempts and various approaches I'm happy to say that...

 

 

Apple, Bacon and Onion Pizza



With the advent of crisp golden days of the Maine fall, I always get the primordial urge to cook with apples, and (for savory dishes) if there are ap...

 

 

Artichoke Hearts Provençal



About ten years ago I developed this dish in response to the presence of big cheap artichokes in the supermarket produce section. For some reason I ha...

 

 

Artichoke and Mozzarella Bruschetta



It's artichoke season, which means that large 'chokes for relatively low prices are abundant in the markets right now. As luck would have it, it's als...

 

 

Avocado, Persimmon, Watermelon Radish and Sweet Onion Salad with Honey Ginger Lime Dressing



Hey, we're having lots of fun in the kitchen over here! Watermelon radish and persimmon make a nice crunch and sweet/exotic juxtaposition -- not to me...

 

 

Broccoli Rabe Pancakes



Broccoli rabe (also called broccoli raab or rapini) appears on our table very frequently – usually in a very traditional form (steamed with chicken br...

 

 

Brussels Sprouts Antipasto Salad



Okay, now that the Brussels sprouts ball is rolling, I'm going to riff on it a little. With the holidays coming we will all need lots of interesting s...

 

 

Brussels Sprouts Pancakes with Onion Marmalade



I promise this is the end of the Brussels sprouts for a while! But I thought I would throw this one in because if you have a sprout-hater coming to y...

 

 

Burkettville Grange Cornbread



Our friend Ann LaFarge (née Burkett) is revered in this household for introducing me to Elise in 1995, and, nearly equally, for giving us this recipe ...

 

 

California Roll Salad: Maine Shrimp, Avocado, Rice and Cucumber



Here it is: the California Roll Salad, featuring rice, fresh shrimp, mayonnaise, avocado, cucumber, wasabi and soy sauce -- the exact ingredients that...

 

 

Connie's Pizza with Gorgonzola, Walnuts, Rosemary and Sopressata



onnie's Pizza is named for our mysterious friend Constance, who sometimes lives in Boston and sometimes in Italy. She slips back and forth between her...

 

 

Crispy Potatoes



These crisp potato slices make an easy and tasty side dish for a roast or maybe a breakfast omelette. ...

 

 

Cuban Canapé



We were having our newlywed friends Tom and Hugh over for a celebratory glass of bubbly on the deck and I had nothing in the way of snacks to put out....

 

 

Deviled Egg Salad



This simple recipe for a summer treat was inspired by a long-time favorite recipe for "Chutney-Stuffed Deviled Eggs," in Sara Leah Chase's Cold-Weathe...

 

 

Duck Liver Paté on Toast



Duck Liver Paté on Toast This recipe was adapted from one in Jacques Pepin's Kitchen: Cooking with Claudine. 6 oz ground pork 2 large shallots, choppe...

 

 

Eggs Florentine Brunch Pizza



Recently I wanted to make a pizza for a brunch and Elise wanted Eggs Florentine, so I developed this pizza. Eggs Florentine is traditionally a poached...

 

 

Fig Tart with Creamy Goat Cheese, Rosemary and Honey



For this tart the figs were very ripe and sweet so I thought a honey mascarpone filling might be too much, but the idea of using a savory herb intrigu...

 

 

Fish and Lobster Pie



This is my version of Fish and Lobster Pie. It differs from most recipes for seafood pie, which are usually a mixture of fish and cheese baked in a pi...

 

 

Flounder and Maine Shrimp Brunch Tartlets



With the holiday entertaining season heating up in earnest now, brunch recipes will come to the fore. This recipe was developed as my contribution to ...

 

 

Flounder and Maine Shrimp Roulades in Polenta Cups



There was a snowstorm a couple of days ago and when I stopped at my local fish market they apologized for the sparse selection in their display case. ...

 

 

Fresh Tomato-Basil Dipping Sauce



This tasty and light tomato dipping sauce recipe has long been a favorite for entertaining at our house. It's quick, looks great and, when served with...

 

 

Ginger-Pumpkin Bread Pudding



Not only is this dish easy to make, it's the perfect finish for a casual dinner with friends. Made ahead of time, the puddings can go in the oven jus...

 

 

Grilled Fennel / Chicken Salad



Recently I've been thinking of the joys of grilled fennel, so with another sunset beach picnic looming (we try to do one every other week) I picked up...

 

 

Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Quiche



We like to play with food, so carving pumpkins is always a hit around here. And this year, in honor of Slashfood's Great Pumpkin Day, we kept track of...

 

 

Lobster, Zucchini and Corn Pizza



This pizza is more of a savory dinner tart than a traditional pizza, since the bottom layer is basically a shallow quiche-like custard of eggs, cheese...

 

 

Maine Shrimp Pizza with Avocado and Tomatoes



Maine shrimp are back again, so when I got a request from Elise for pizza last night I knew what I was going to do. Maine shrimp are really special, a...

 

 

Open-faced Pipérade Omelette with Swordfish



This is a great dish for brunch or an informal supper, with or without the swordfish, shrimp, lobster or other seafood that I often use in it. The pip...

 

 

Pistachio Cream Tartlet



A search on the 'net for "pistachio pie" will return dozens of recipes based on something called "pistachio pudding and pie mix." This stuff might be ...

 

 

Quick Sundried Tomato Crostini



The holidays are coming fast so it's time to brush up on all the fast and yummy apps and finger foods you'll be needing. This one is so simple that it...

 

 

Roasted Tomato Bread Pudding



A few weeks ago, in response to a challenge from Alanna at A Veggie Venture by Kitchen Parade, I developed a Tomato Bread Pudding using ingredients th...

 

 

Roulade with Mixed Greens, Ricotta and Fresh Tomato Sauce



This dish is really just a variation on an omelet: a filling wrapped in a sheet of egg. The filling in this case was made of a mixture of leafy greens...

 

 

Salad of Black Radishes and Shrimp



This simple summer salad – a slice of tomato, a ring of radish slices and a tumble of shrimp – is a great combination for the mouth. The insistent no...

 

 

Seared Swordfish Niçoise Salad



Niçoise salad usually starts with tuna, but I had some nice leftover seared swordfish steaks so I decided to make a niçoise-style salad with that. ...

 

 

Shrimp and Creamy Grits



If you have lived or have roots in the Southeastern coastal U. S., shrimp and grits is an old friend. Once a breakfast staple, this dish has pushed it...

 

 

Smoked Salmon Pizza



I can't stop buying those $5.00/lb pouches of smoked salmon trimmings from Ducktrap Farms.... Smoked Salmon Pizza See Pizza Basics for dough recipe, p...

 

 

Smoked Salmon Spread with a Kick



As the season of summer barbeques and parties for visitors was winding down, I started gravitating towards the quick-and-easy end of the scale when it...

 

 

Smoked Salmon Terrine



This smoked salmon dish is a quick and easy crowd-pleaser...As regular readers know, I'm lucky to live down the road from the Ducktrap River smokehous...

 

 

Smoked Shellfish



When I've got the smoker going I don't like to waste rack space, so the other day when I was doing a smoked pork shoulder I also did some shellfish. I...

 

 

Smoked Shellfish Terrine



I smoke shellfish whenever I have the smoker going and some space on the rack, so sometimes the problem is: what to do with the resulting goodies? Th...

 

 

Strawberry Crumble



I love strawberries but I'm a strawberry snob. It's not just that I'm addicted to the taste of fresh strawberries...I also love them because they fit ...

 

 

Tomato Flan



Tripping over new ideas is fun, and this tomato flan is a great example of just how much fun it can be. Yesterday I posted a tomato bread pudding I ma...

 

 

Vidalia Onion Tartlets with Tomatoes



My friend Helen, at Beyond Salmon, stepped outside the bounds of her fish-oriented blog the other day to share her recipe for Tomato Onion Tart, which...