• nthompson on January 15, 2012

  Best ever blueberry scones recipe. I have made them so many times. Fast, easy and delicious.

Notes about Recipes in this book

• Sage-roasted pork tenderloin with dried plum sauce

  • valbe on August 18, 2021

    Only made the dried plum sauce to serve with Ad Hoc's rack of pork arista. Used beet juice instead of red wine and honey instead of sugar. Excellent and easy.

• Braised red snapper with grandma-style zucchini, peppers, and black olives

  • nicolepellegrini on May 31, 2019

    Tasty and easy - just might tone down the lemon slices and olives if I make again as it was a bit bitter.

• Green curry chicken

  • jbuchman on May 08, 2017

    Excellent recipe. Chicken takes a bit more time to cook all the way through than recipe suggests. Make plenty of rice to soak up all of the sauce. Can find kaffir lime leaves online-- don't leave them out.

  • ksg518 on August 03, 2021

    I've made this a couple of times when my CSA hands me a bag of green peppers. It's very good. I only use one can of coconut milk which is plenty (the recipe calls for the equivalent of one and a half cans). Agree with jbuchman that the kaffir lime leaves are needed.

• Dad's meatloaf with tomato relish

  • Nkrieda78 on August 26, 2018

    I’ve cooked this recipe many times over the year along with Tyler’s garlic mashed potatoes. Really solid recipe, great comfort food.

  • Arishell on May 21, 2025

    I thought this turned out pretty tasty. I think next time I’ll puree the recipe. My wife didn’t like all of the peppers and thought it was a little too sweet. I thought it was fine. I’ll add cheese next time.

• Cherry-poppy seed muffins

  • jbuchman on May 08, 2017

    Easy and really good.

• Blueberry scones with lemon glaze

  • jbuchman on May 08, 2017

    Might be the best scone you'll ever make. Even without the glaze.

  • JanayBlaze on January 26, 2023

    These scones are amazing, and so easy. I use frozen huckleberries instead of blueberries.

• Risotto with wild mushrooms and peas

  • nicolepellegrini on June 15, 2022

    Nice and hearty - sort of halfway between rice & peas and a mushroom risotto. I used a mixture of dried porcinis and button mushrooms for flavor and texture.

• Chicken cacciatore

  • nicolepellegrini on August 18, 2019

    I was craving cacciatore but wanted to try a different way to make it. I liked that this recipe featured capers and anchovies, instead of just basic peppers, tomatoes and onions as I'm used to. Those elements did add some different flavors to the base and made for a more complex sauce. The lemon was a bit strong for me, so next time I might only add one or two slices to the sauce while cooking. Otherwise it was quite tasty and I did serve it with polenta as suggested.

• Pork roast with cabbage, apple, and bacon slaw

  • nicolepellegrini on July 17, 2020

    A solid, simple pork recipe. I feel like it could have been even better if brined overnight instead of just for 6 hours. I added some potato wedges to the roasting pan to make it a complete meal with the bacon slaw.

• Roasted vegetable muffuletta with black olive tapenade

  • Dcampos on December 07, 2020

    We enjoyed this. I also made Food and Wine's vegetable muffuletta to compare. Both were really good. The black olive tapenade was delicious.

• Garlic-chive mashed potatoes

  • Arishell on May 21, 2025

    These were seriously so good. They might be the best mashed potatoes I’ve ever made.

• Braised red cabbage with apples and dill

  • ksg518 on August 03, 2021

    A nice braised red cabbage recipe but nothing sensational. I shredded my cabbage although the recipe asks you to slice it into twelfths.

• Collard greens with ham hocks and garlic

  • nicolepellegrini on June 05, 2020

    This was YUM. Very close to some amazing greens I had in a Soul food restaurant earlier this year that was so good I asked the chef for his recipe (and he delightfully obliged...the only difference between the two is he used smoked turkey necks and this was made with ham hocks.)

• Chilled asparagus with citrus vinaigrette

  • kateiscoooking on February 17, 2019

    This was very good but probably would have been more successful as part of a salad.

• Red onions roasted with balsamic and honey

  • valbe on August 18, 2021

    A simple marinade for roasted vegetables. Added carrots and potato (farmer's market). Maybe the fresh thyme from my garden made the difference!

  • nicolepellegrini on November 20, 2023

    Excellent side dish if you find yourself with too many onions sitting around!