Teen-Approved Pizza
This was our 2023 New Year’s Eve dinner. Each person got to create their own pizza crust and assemble their perfect pizza — the most noteworthy was Linnea’s perfectly handmade cheese-stuffed crust. We were all…
Cranberry Custard Pie
My new Thanksgiving favorite is bright raspberry in color, with the texture and tartness of Key Lime Pie. In a saucepan, cook the cranberries, sugar, orange juice, and orange rind over medium heat for about…
Agurkesalat, or Danish Pickled Cucumbers
Salt the sliced cucumbers and let them sit for about 15 minutes. Pour off all the liquid from the cucumbers. In a small bowl, mix the water, vinegar, sugar, and pepper. Add the onions if…
Cranberry Sauce With Mandarin Oranges
1 12-oz bag of cranberries, rinsed 11-oz can of mandarin oranges in light syrup 1/4 to 1/2 C sugar or brown sugar Drain the syrup from the oranges into a medium saucepan. Add the cranberries…
Potato-Kale Soup
Here’s an old favorite for Julie. We made this for the infamous vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner in 1991. 1 T butter or olive oil 1 large onion, diced 2 large potatoes 5 C water or stock,…
Korean Seasoned Spinach
Whenever I go for Korean food, where they fill the table with 25 tiny bowls of different side dishes, this is my favorite one: 1 lb cleaned spinach 2 T roasted sesame seeds 2 T…
Aebleskiver
Addendum to the 2012 recipe I was originally taught how to make æbleskiver in Santa Clara, California by someone who had Danish ancestry. I have since learned how to make them from real Danes, and…
Simple tomato-banana soup
This is just about my favorite soup! It’s taken from Ecuadorian Tomato Soup with Bananas, but this version makes just two servings and uses fewer ingredients, so you can throw it together any time. 14-oz…
Simple steamed eggplant salad
This can be served cold or warm. I always eat it warm, because I love it too much to wait. 1 eggplant, peeled and cut into 1- or 2-inch pieces 1/2 to 1 C water…
Jacqui’s pear, banana, almond, and avocado salad
This has become one of my all-time favorite salads. I’m surprised at how often I find a perfectly ripe avocado, banana, and pear sitting on my counter, as if I had planned to make this!…