Eliot's Eats

Spicy Pumpkin Soup

By Eliot, on October 30th, 2012

Have you noticed the pumpkin recipes I have been posting lately. I am in good company as I lurk around the internet (and Pinterest). There are a LOT of great pumpkin recipes out there.

That must mean one thing….Halloween is almost here and Thanksgiving will follow close behind.

We have had fewer and fewer Trick-or-Treaters . . . → Read More: Spicy Pumpkin Soup

Pumpkin-White Chocolate Brownies

By Eliot, on October 28th, 2012

OK.

Do brownies have to be chocolate?

Do they have to be rich and gooey and delicious?

Let’s just say “No” to the former and a big “YES” to the latter.

I started decorating for Halloween today (yes, I am late), and I started to set out my only two pumpkins from the garden. I . . . → Read More: Pumpkin-White Chocolate Brownies

Pumpkin Sage Whole Wheat Muffins for SRC

By Eliot, on October 22nd, 2012

Check out my healthy option for a whole wheat pumpkin muffin with just a hint of butter and sage. . . . → Read More: Pumpkin Sage Whole Wheat Muffins for SRC

White Chocolate Almond Cookies with Maraschino Cherries

By Eliot, on October 19th, 2012

The nearer the approaching holidays become, the more I get into my cookie-makin’-mama mode.

I have been recently experimenting with finding the best chocolate chip cookie recipe EVER (and I hope to have multiple posts soon on this odyssey), but for this baking session I wanted to switch it up a bit.

These cookies are . . . → Read More: White Chocolate Almond Cookies with Maraschino Cherries

Tequila Chicken with Jalapeno Cream Sauce

By Eliot, on October 14th, 2012

On our recent trip to KC, I picked up some Pappardelle’s pasta and was most excited to try the black bean/chipotle pasta. I based this recipe on one from their website for Chipotle Black Bean Tagliatelle with Tequila Lime Sauce. I wanted to highlight the many jalapenos we are still getting from the . . . → Read More: Tequila Chicken with Jalapeno Cream Sauce

KC Retreats and Eats

By Eliot, on October 10th, 2012

Please forgive me, but there will be some overlap here from previous posts.

But, these places are so good that I wanted to revisit them.

We definitely make it a point to visit these places almost every time we go to Kansas City.

Here is a brief run down from our last visit which included . . . → Read More: KC Retreats and Eats

KC and the Blues

By Eliot, on October 7th, 2012

Last weekend, we made the short jaunt to Kansas City where we met up with my sister and brother-in-law. They had made the short trek from the North Country. KC is a great half-way-in-between meeting place for us and we really need to do this more often. (I think the last time we met there . . . → Read More: KC and the Blues

Alone in the kitchen with leftover eggplant…

By Eliot, on October 1st, 2012

The title of this post is an allusion to an essay in Laurie Colwin’s book Home Cooking, a book that Cook the Books Club recently featured. Colwin’s ‘s essay is actually entitled “Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant” and I referenced it in my latest CTB post.

This recipe is another homage to the . . . → Read More: Alone in the kitchen with leftover eggplant…

Drum roll please…this month’s FPP care package

By Eliot, on September 30th, 2012

What a great FPP box this month! . . . → Read More: Drum roll please…this month’s FPP care package

Bachelorette Night: Asian Noodles with Peanut Sauce

By Eliot, on September 28th, 2012

No driving through Panda for me. I made my own noodle bowl. . . . → Read More: Bachelorette Night: Asian Noodles with Peanut Sauce