This week the cover came off the schooner! Sunny, warm, and folks we are going sailing soon. Now it’s just a race to see what we can get done before we drop the paint brushes and sanders, the cleaning rags and brass polish and hoist the sails for the first time. This is a lovely […]
By Annie Mahle
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Also posted in Breads, Breakfast, Close to Home, Cooking, Desserts & Sweet Endings, Our Maine Windjammer, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
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Tagged black dinah chocolates, blueberry cream cheese scones, Cooking, desserted, kate schaeffer, Maine blueberies, Recipes
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OR a Pineapple Salsa. I couldn’t decide. Should it be a round, full, rich Brandy Cream Sauce or a Pineapple Salsa bursting with fresh, bright and healthy? I couldn’t decide so I made both. The rub is a snap to make but oh, so elegant. Then all you need to decide is do you go […]
November 20, 2012 – 1:16 pm
Dear Grandma, Well, the moment I’ve been dreaming about and waited on for so long has arrived and I’m about to go out to harvest my first crop of elderberries. When I do, I’ll don a white, long sleeved shirt that Jon tossed into the rag pile, only it won’t go down to my knees […]
By Annie Mahle
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Also posted in Canning and Preserving, Close to Home, Cooking, Eco-Friendly & Sustainability, Garden, My Favorite Things, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
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Tagged Annie Mahle, Cooking, elderberries, grandma, jam, Recipes
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January 13, 2012 – 9:33 am
Each year when we visited my grandparents for three summer weeks in their rural home in New York, we’d spend our time doing essentially nothing. It wasn’t exciting, it wasn’t exhilarating and it wasn’t elucidating. Sometimes it was boring. The funny thing is, however, that now I look back on those days with a rosy, […]
December 20, 2011 – 4:30 pm
Pomegranate is one of the girls favorite winter fruits. That, combined with our gigundous box of citrus that has just arrived from Florida, rounds out this dish nicely. It’s a beautiful crop of oranges and grapefruits this year and the juicy globes are just what I’m hankering for. This recipe is one I almost […]
December 6, 2011 – 11:30 am
Poaching is a technique used to gently cook what is usually already a tender ingredient. Chicken and fish are commonly poached in a flavorful broth called court bouillon, which is made by simmering aromatic vegetables and herbs in water. When used to cook fruit, it’s common to simmer in red wine, another sort of alcohol […]
November 11, 2011 – 5:06 pm
Beef Ragu with Fennel and Orange 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 pounds stew beef ¼ cup flour 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1 teaspoon paprika 1 large onion, diced 1 cup diced fennel 2 large carrots, diced 3 stalks celery, diced ½ green pepper, diced 6 cloves minced garlic 2 tablespoons fennel […]
October 25, 2011 – 9:51 am
Creamy Butternut Squash and Pear Soup 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup onions, diced 1/4 cup celery, diced 1 tablespoon garlic, minced 1 1/2 pounds butternut squash (or 1/2 butternut squash), cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 pear, peeled, cored and minced 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 1/4 cup sherry 4 cups chicken stock 1 cup heavy […]
By Annie Mahle
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Also posted in Soups, Stews and Chowders, Uncategorized, Vegetables
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Tagged Annie Mahle, Butternut Squash soup, comfort food, cooking with pears, Creamy Butternut Squash and Pear Soup, Pear recipe, soup recipe, squash recipe, squash soup
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October 11, 2011 – 10:38 am
Pear Tarte Tatin Pastry: 1 1/2 cups flour 6 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 10 tablespoons butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1 egg, lightly beaten 1/4 cup ice cold water, as needed Pears: 8 Anjou or similar pears; peeled, cored and quartered 12 tablespoons butter 1 cup sugar Pastry: In a medium bowl, sift the […]
August 26, 2011 – 1:38 pm
Nectarine Jam This jam shouldn’t be canned due to the lower amount of sugar. 1 pound nectarines, peeled, pitted and sliced thin 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Bring all the ingredients to a boil in a non-reactive skillet. Reduce heat and simmer until it begins to look syrupy. Skim off any foam […]
