Food Blog: Mother's Day, All Day

Monday, May 3, 2021

Mother's Day, All Day

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Monday, May 3, 2021

Good morning!

Someone made a TikTok about my life
Do you think my husband wrote this? (This is a satire site!)
The story is in the sumac (Taste)

I have been a mother for 11.5 years and am still not an expert on what moms want for Mother's Day, be it a spa day away from kids, a fancy meal out, or a homecooked meal made by anyone who promises to leave the kitchen spotless. And so, why choose? Whether it's 8am (although, as a non-morning person, I'd rather it be 10) or 12pm or 6pm, I hope you'll find the ideal thing to cook, should you be spending this one close to home. Oh, and definitely don't sleep on that caramel tart; I've found its something absolutely everyone agrees on.

Cheers,
Deb

Fresh and New

quick, easy salsa

New: An impossibly simple recipe for tomato salsa to tuck in your repertoire, perfect for days when you only want chips and salsa for breakfast/lunch/dinner (hey, it happens) or as a finishing touch on your favorite tacos. It goes quickly.

breakfast

cinnamon sugar scones

A layered open book of a cinnamon sugar scone makes your kitchen smell like absolute bliss. These can be made in a single bowl, quite quickly, right now -- lucky us.

tall, fluffy buttermilk pancakes

These small-batch pancakes are tall and fluffy but also one-bowl, no-fuss (nothing ghastly like separated eggs or random ingredients) which means you can make them half-asleep, as I usually do.

leek, ham and cheese egg bake

Vying for a place on your weekend agenda: a puffed and bronzed giant bread- (but not decadence-, thank goodness) free egg casserole that serves a crowd, reheats like a treat and tastes like the inside of a very good quiche.

pecan sticky buns

The best sticky buns I've ever made are a celebration of contrasts: the sugar is restrained in the bun portion and then cascaded with the most unapologetically decadent salt-flecked dark pecan caramel.

mushroom crêpe cake

Herby mushroom and cheese crepes stacked into a showstopping cake for brunch or lunch this weekend is, well, my favorite, so I'll be right over, okay?

Lunch and Dinner

kale salad with pecorino and walnuts

This is the kale salad that converted me, once a militant kale resistor, to the dark green leafy side. Cut into thin threads and tossed with vinegar-soaked golden raisins, sharp cheese, toasted walnuts and crispy breadcrumbs, I could eat a mile of it.

french onion tart

A savory dinner tart version of my favorite soup, replete with the sweetly cooked onions, a hint of broth, and the nonnegotiable broiled cheese lid. This is the exact pick-me-up a spring week needs, don't you think?

shaved asparagus frittata

Ribboned asparagus (requires no trimming or parcooking), crumbled goat cheese (requires no grating) and optional crisped (in the final skillet) proscuitto make a quick spring frittata so easy, you’ll want it again tomorrow.

linguine and clams

A forever spring favorite, you do not need one fancy thing to make this, save the freshest clams you can find. You can pick them up on the way home from wherever you’ve been able to distance today, knowing that cooking dinner will be the easiest part of it.

chicken milanese + an escarole salad

Never underestimate the power of a golden, crisp, thin, fried-but-somehow-not-heavy chicken breast piled with a seasonal salad to quickly become the most popular thing you know how to make. This is one of my favorite things to make for friends and family.

Perfect Finishes

chocolate caramel tart

An unforgettable salted caramel tart with a chocolate cookie underneath and chocolate ganache on top. It's like a Rolo candy, but a thousand times better.

ciambellone, an italian tea cake

A sunny, simple, lemony Italian tea cake with the most incredible texture -- firm and almost crunchy at the edges, rich and plush within. The glaze, applied directly onto the hot cake, makes it look like a doughnut. You’re going to be so glad you baked this.