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Sonoma County Olive Oil & Meyer Lemon Cake

February 10, 2016 by Allison Hudson

While briefly living in Northern California, I was lucky enough to visit a private ranch in Sonoma County where about an acres’s worth of grapes grow – enough to make several dozen cases of wine per year, with which among other things grown on-site provide bountiful country picnics with a tasting of several gold and silver winning varietals to life on a regular basis. When I got there for a late lunch on Saturday, a table on the deck was […]

Categories: Baked, Breakfasts, Pies, Gallettes & Tarts, Trips • Tags: Baking With Lemons, Candied Lemons, Cooking with Lemons, Lemons, Meyer Lemon, Meyer Lemon Olive Oil Cake, Olive Oil Cake, Sonoma County, Wine Country

Mushroom Ragu

January 26, 2016 by Allison Hudson

I would never go so far as to say that an all-vegetable dish could actually fool a meat-lover, but there are some that I believe would wholly satisfy the most ardent of carnivores, and this is one of the few and far between. After searching high and low online, I finally just turned to a favorite Bolognese recipe that I first came across in the Epicurious bookazine Italy, which I reference regularly, and made educated adaptations. Including opting out of […]

Categories: Dinner, Pastas • Tags: Dinner, Make Ahead, Meatless Ragu, Mushroom Ragu, Mushroom Ragu Recipe, Mushrooms, Pappardelle, Pasta, Polenta, Ragu, Recipe

Chocolate Cake Recipe Makeover

January 6, 2016 by Allison Hudson

Here’s something I learned this past December: in Victorian England, the end of Christmas celebrations actually fell on January 5th, or Twelfth Night, aka the last evening of the Christmas season. The celebration included a very specific cake, called everything from Twelfth Night Cake to Plum Cake. I would love to say that I picked up this bit of info due to a revisiting of Whistler’s works, a favorite artist who worked during the Victorian Era. Alas, the info was […]

Categories: Baked, Desserts, Recipes • Tags: Bundt Cake, Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Cake Makeover, Dessert, Dessert Makeover, Olive Oil Cake, Recipe Makeover, Twelfth Night

Turkey Meatballs with Fresh Oregano and Basil

December 21, 2015 by Allison Hudson

If meatballs with tomato sauce aren’t a fun weeknight dinner, I don’t know what is. Thanks to fresh herbs and garlic, these turkey meatballs would be delicious as a stand-along anchor of a well rounded meal, accompanied by greens and potatoes – actually a more authentically Italian take than the Americanized version featuring tomato sauce. I’ll take one of each! These are light, quick to make and great for a crowd.

Categories: Dinner, Pastas, Proteins, Recipes • Tags: Basil, Dinner Solution, Fresh Herbs, Healthy Meatballs, Healthy Turkey Meatballs, Make Ahead, Make-Ahead Dinner, Oregano, Quick Dinner, Spaghetti and Meatballs, Tomato Sauce, Turkey Meatballs, Weeknight Dinner, Weeknight Dinner Solution

Recipe Makeover: Skillet Cornbread

December 2, 2015 by Allison Hudson

Here’s a reliable skillet cornbread recipe makeover. It has olive oil instead of shortening, which gives a richness of flavor in addition to moisture. Use this for stuffing, or just eat it right out of the pan once adequately cooled!

Categories: Baked, Muffins & Quickbreads, Recipes • Tags: Cornbread, Healthy Cornbread Recipe, Healthy Holiday Baking, Healthy Makeover, Healthy Recipe, Healthy Skillet Cornbread, Holiday Baking, Recipe Makeover, Skillet Cornbread

Black Bean Butternut Squash Chili

December 1, 2015 by Allison Hudson

On a crisp day this chili is just what the doctor ordered, in so many ways. It’s a great make ahead and pre-portioned servings freeze beautifully. This chili is meatless and can be a welcome respite from heavy cold-weather dishes, yet is still very satisfying.

Categories: Dinner, Lunch, Proteins, Soups • Tags: Black Bean Chili, Butternut Squash Black Bean Chili, Butternut Squash Chili, Chili, Healthy Chili, Healthy Chili Recipe, Healthy Dinner, Healthy Recipe, Leftovers, Make Ahead, Meatless Chili, Recipe, Vegetarian Chili

Autumn Spice Pancakes

November 20, 2015 by Allison Hudson

The ongoing quest for healthy but yummy pancakes saw a major milestone with this recipe! These pancakes are are long on protein, via Greek yogurt, plus loaded with fiber, vitamins and minerals via butternut squash, all of which makes them very satiating and no-crash. That’s all very nice, but were’e talking about pancakes here, and they also have to be delicious. Check. The delicious flavor starts with the butternut squash. Last year around this time I found a pumpkin pie recipe […]

Categories: Breakfasts, Recipes • Tags: Brunch, Butternut Squash Pancakes, Easy Brunch, Fangating, Healthy Pancake Recipe, Healthy Pancakes, Holiday Cooking, Hungry Fan, Pancakes, Protein Pancakes, Pumpkin, Seasonal Recipe

Intro to Homemade Ravioli

November 19, 2015 by Allison Hudson

I love making ravioli. Love it. Namely because, it’s methodic and yields a beautiful result (and is therefore to me, relaxing), it involves time-proven techniques, and, I’ll be honest, it’s gratifying when you set down a restaurant-quality dish, both visually and gastronomically, that you’ve just cranked out yourself. The last part might be the most secretly satisfying because there is a huge secret. It’s really pretty easy to make. Since I love it so, I am hereby starting a small […]

Categories: Pastas, Recipes • Tags: Creative, Entertaining, Food Photography, Fresh Pasta, Holiday Cooking, Make Ahead, Pasta, Photography, Ravioli

From the Makers of Clif Bar…

November 16, 2015 by Allison Hudson

In the midst of packing for our move to San Francisco early this summer, I found myself seated at my local dinner spot next to a resident of St. Helena, a town in the Napa Valley in California. While I typically value my bar stool at Otto (from which I’ve consumed more Margarita pizzas than glasses of wine) as a special place to enjoy a personal moment amid the bustling city, it would clearly have been a lost opportunity not […]

Categories: Trips • Tags: Bruschetta, Business Decisions, Business Ethics, Clif, Clif Bar, Clif Bars, Clif Family Winery, Company Vision, Family Business, Family Farm, Farm, Gary Erickson, Napa Valley, St. Helena

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