My husband’s been home with the flu, and I wanted to cook something comforting for him, so I made his favorite tuna casserole. When he was a little boy his mother made tuna casserole in a yellow cast iron pan, a mix of tuna, Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup, and a sprinkle of crushed canned onion rings on top. (She wasn’t much of a cook, but he retains fond memories of her tuna casserole.) This casserole is made with fresh […]
There’s nothing like a simple cake to round out a casual meal, something you can whip up in between peeling vegetables and tearing up a salad. The batter on this cake is very fine, and the fruity freshness of the raspberries coupled with a zing of lemon makes this an incredibly versatile recipe. You can make these in a muffin tin, a loaf pan, or a simple cake pan. However you shape it, it’s delicious. Please note, this is not […]
Here’s a Christmas morning breakfast to get excited about: a gingery pancake that’s so flavorful you don’t even need syrup or butter, with a side of crispy bacon that splinters into pieces of pure deliciousness after a quick brush of maple syrup to finish it off in the oven. The sugar makes the bacon crumble into shards of savory sweetness that will have you chasing every last morsel. And the aroma of ginger pancakes in the morning! Add some fresh […]
One of our America’s Table staff has a husband stationed in Iraq this Christmas, so we’d like to take this opportunity to remind you that we can’t all be home for the holidays. One way to let our military personnel abroad know that we’re thinking of them is to send a package of goodies by December 15th. This shoutout is for the Army First Infantry Division. Need ideas for what to send? Specifics vary, depending on where they are deployed, […]
Honey and spice are two ingredients that are meant to be together, like medieval star-crossed lovers. Arthur and Guinevere, or Tristan and Isolde – a legendary romance, yet the combination never quite works in reality. Honey is a sweet but subtle flavor that is easily overwhelmed by spicy ingredients like ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. That’s why the honey is not mixed into the cake, but drizzled on top of it, to give the perfect spicy-sweet marriage in a fragrant loaf […]
