Homemade Butter
Making butter at home is surprisingly easy to do. All you need is fresh heavy cream—and maybe a little salt, if you want salted butter. That's it. (No, really: That's it.)
St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
If you're looking for a little last-minute inspiration in your own kitchen, here's a collection of recipes to help you throw together an Irish-inspired feast of your own, including several that feature Guinness stout.
Roasted Marrow Bones
Roasted marrow bones are a simple, delicious treat that's surprisingly easy to make at home. Just roast the bones, then scoop the marrow out, spread it on toast, and top it with a little parsley salad. Voila: Instant carnivorous bliss.
How to Roast Garlic
Now, I like garlic in pretty much all its forms, but roasted garlic has to be one of the best substances on the planet. And making it is one of those ineffable acts of culinary magic.
Chocolate Cream Pie
I should admit: I have a special spot in my heart for old-fashioned desserts—especially if it's the kind of thing that you're likely to find in the spinning dessert case at a 1950s-style diner. This pie totally fits the bill.
Christmas Dinner at Salem’s Hawthorne Hotel
If you live anywhere in New England and you don't know about the Hawthorne Hotel, you should. And if you're ever in Salem, Massachusetts, you have no excuse not to stop in. Tell them...
Merry Christmas to All!
From all of us here at The Mouse House, Merry Christmas! We hope you have a magical holiday!
12 Last-Minute Homemade Holiday Gifts
Ho, ho, ho!
So, if you're like me this year, you might be scrambling around for a few last-minute gifts. (Seriously, where did the time go?)
Here's a dozen ideas for delicious gifts you can make...
Wine & Beads at Pamplemousse
Last night, I hit my favorite local kitchen store, Pamplemousse (that's French for "grapefruit"), for a wine tasting and bead event with Salem Wine Women and Beadworks.
Garlic-Studded Sirloin Roast with Chili Pepper Crust
It's good to be back in the kitchen! (Here, have a giant platter of meat!)
The last two weeks have been a whirlwind! Between baking dozens of practice tarts for Bon Appetit's Holiday Bake-Off Party...