Jessie Cross
Jessie Cross is a cookbook author and creator of The Hungry Mouse, a monster online food blog w/500+ recipes. When she's not shopping for cheese or baking pies, Jessie works as an advertising copywriter in Boston. She lives in Salem, Massachusetts with her husband and two small, fluffy wolves.
Rib of the Week: Candied Maple Sesame Ribs
I'll say it again: I swear we eat more than meat.
The ribs I made the other night got me thinking about other seasonal, autumn-y things I could do with beef spare ribs.
These are a...
Beauty and the Feast, Part I
Welcome to Beauty and the Feast, a series of food-based skincare reviews.
Let me tell you a little secret.
For all my video game playing, comic book reading, and UFC watching, I'm secretly a girl-y girl...
Quick Meat Ragout with Orecchiette
This is a rich and hearty sauce that you can make in just about the amount of time it takes to boil a pound of orecchiette.
Honest.
Italian for "little ears," orecchiette are those nickel-sized round...
Cider Cooked Cornish Game Hens with Apple and Bacon
I love cornish game hens because they're so sweet and small. They cook quickly. And with very little effort, they transform into a ridiculously impressive-looking main course.
For as delicate as they may be, this...
Rib of the Week: Garlic and Rosemary Roasted Beef Ribs
I'm not sure if this happens to other people, but sometimes I really crave a rib roast.
You heard me right. A standing beef rib roast, as in that giant hunk of roasted beast that...
A Photo Tour: Apple Picking at Brooksby Farm
I have a peck and a half of apples sitting on my kitchen counter. There are Macouns. Red Delicious. Courtlands. I know I'll probably make some kind of pie or rustic tart, but I'll...
Old-Timey Sunday Waffles
These waffles are crunchy on the outside and egg-y and moist on the inside.
The Angry Chef and I both like ours slathered with thin slices of cold butter and dripping with good, local maple...
Spinach Raviolis with Aged Gorgonzola and Shaved Pear
This dinner is really easy to make—but looks and tastes like you spent hours slaving in the kitchen. The contrasting flavors and textures of a few good, fresh ingredients make this meal something special.
Earilier...
Nutty Spiked Cider for Two
This is my kind of cold-weather drink. I've had a savage case of the sniffles the last few days, and I asked The Angry Chef if he might oblige me with some kind of...
Chicken Cooked in Cream
Warning: This isn't diet food.
This chicken is comfort food times ten. I was feeling a little under the weather when I got home from the office, and wanted something soothing, warm, salty, and rich....