Chocolate Blackout Cake is three layers of buttermilk-chocolate cake, interspersed with a luscious, chocolate pudding. Beautifully decorated in cake crumbs.
Lemon Layer Cake
Lemon Layer Cake: alternating layers of white cake and lemon curd shrouded in a cloud of a feather-weight, whipped frosting.
Golden Rice Pie with Spinach Filling
Golden Rice Pie with Spinach Filling. Old-school, vegetarian vibe: brown rice, onions, yogurt, other vegetables, Mollie Katzen.
Catalan Beef Stew
Catalan Beef Stew: meat stewed in wine, orange peel, and Spanish olives. A beautiful recipe. Reheats well. Unusually delicious.
Sweet Chile Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Sweet Chile Roasted Brussels Sprouts – in other words, roasted Brussels sprouts in a spicy glaze: so incredible that you’ll want them as a main dish.
Chile Pepper Bacon Jam + the Jennifer Lawrence Scale of Spicy Foods
Chile Pepper Bacon Jam, with bacon fat for added baconness. What kind of peppers? Ancho and habanero. Plus fresh and roasted red pepper, for added depth. If you’re thinking “wow,” you’re exactly right.
Vegetable Bacon Soup
Vegetable Bacon Soup is a fantastic, everyday kind of recipe. It’s heartwarming and hearty. It reheats beautifully and freezes perfectly.
Chocolate Chip Cookies: The Best I’ve Ever Made
I stumbled across this Jacques Torres recipe at Martha Stewart. Though it specifies bittersweet or semisweet, milk chocolate would be just as delicious. A combination of bread and pastry flour (maybe a touch of whole wheat), plus the secret of refrigerating the dough (thank you, NY Times), makes these cookies chewy, beautiful, and texturally interesting.
Chicken with Balsamic Figs and Roasted Potato Wedges
If you take advantage of what can be done in advance, you could easily whip up Chicken with Balsamic Figs and Roasted Potato Wedges on a school night.