Quick and delicious weeknight meals
Merry Christmas to all the Weeknight Gourmet readers! I was baking this morning so I figured I would share a couple of last minute cookie recipes. I made a couple of modifications to the thumbprint cookie recipe below. Instead of lemon juice and zest, I …
Here is a delicious chocolaty cookie for the holidays! They are so chewy and rich! I had splurged and bought some Scharffen Berger Cocoa Powder which gave these cookies an amazing flavor. Next time I might try rolling half in regular sugar and the other …
Here’s a delicious Christmas cookie recipe that my friend Julia introduced me to — two cake-y chocolate cookies with peppermint flavored buttercream sandwiched between!  DELISH! The filling gets its flavor from peppermint extract, which you can find in most gourmet grocery stores. We brought the …
We had 3 couples over for dinner last night. Our dear friends Jason and Maria are expecting their second child on New Year’s Eve so we thought it would be fun to have them over — before things get even busier for them — to …
I made this cake for Thanksgiving last year and really enjoyed it so I decided to make for last night. The cake is incredibly moist — probably because of the milk in the batter — and the cranberry, cinnamon, allspice mixture provides a wonderful holiday …
I was planning to make linzer cookies this weekend but on Friday I read an article in the Wall Street Journal Magazine about Martha Stewart and her daughter Alexis. At the end of the article, they included Alexis’s chocolate chip cookie recipe which Martha Stewart …
We enjoyed a quiet Thanksgiving with my mom in the Berkshires. Even though it was just three of us (plus Angus), we made the full bird and array of sides. You shouldn’t have to sacrifice all your favorites tastes of the holiday even if you …
My pumpkin pie last year came out looking better (see big crack in pie on photo below) but it was just as delicious this year. I’ve used the same Martha Stewart recipe for the past two years and everyone seems to really enjoy it. I …
In honor of Halloween and as a pre-NYC marathon dessert for my sister-in-law Julina, I decided to bake some cupcakes. I turned to the Cake Mix Doctor for a delicious and easy recipe. This recipe “doctors” a devil’s food cake mix by adding a little …
I was in the mood for a classic fall sweet treat so I turned to the pumpkin for inspiration. Since I consider pumpkin pie a Thanksgiving dessert, I thought a pumpkin bread might be a good early fall alternative. The recipe was very easy and …