Author Archives: Robin Horrigan
Recipe Review: Palmiers
Now that I have bent your ears about my newfound love for frozen puff pastry, let me tell you about my new favorite cookie. I have been meaning to try this recipe for a few years. Why did I wait so … Continue reading
A Friend in the Freezer: Puff Pastry
Those who have been following me here for the past year know that I detest making pastry, but oh, how I love to eat it! When testing recipes for my cookie swap this holiday season, I used frozen puff pastry … Continue reading
New Uses for Girl Scout Cookies
Each year, the Girl Scout organization sells more than 200 million boxes of their delicious and unique cookies. With all the cute Girl Scouts in my personal life combined with tables outside the grocery store every weekend, some years I … Continue reading
Family Traditions: Hong Kong Horrigan
Time and again I am enraptured by my mother-in-law’s stories of feeding her family in the 70s. Sometimes Mrs. Horrigan began the week by roasting two chickens and moving along from there, creating new dishes that never left anyone feeling … Continue reading
Save Time & Money with Better Planning
If your goals for 2011 include cooking more at home, trimming your grocery bill, or simply stretching your budget to include more organic produce, pull up a chair and read on. People seem to think that I have more time … Continue reading
Citrus Fruit: Winter Sunshine
When life hands us lemons, we make lemonade. And then we have a lemonade stand. In the summer. But the true season for citrus is not summer at all; it’s during the blustery cold months of December and January. This … Continue reading
Warm Up With Hot Toddies
As I sit here typing, the snow is swirling around my window and blowing up against the door. We are stuck. And I love it! For now. There will come a point where my hands will blister from shoveling the … Continue reading
Recipe Review: Cheesy Baked Farro
I shouldn’t comment on this recipe, because I haven’t made it just yet. I recently tasted farro as a component of a delicious salad in… of all places… Uno’s Chicago Grill. I fell in love with it and scraped the … Continue reading
Make Ahead Christmas Breakfast
After months of careful plotting, stashing, wrapping, and scheming, eventually the magical moments of Christmas morning pass and the kids announce that they’re hungry. Drat. Didn’t they just eat 12 hours ago? And to all a good breakfast! Cranberry Harvest … Continue reading
Holiday Party Appetizers
It’s that time of year when the world falls in love and … everyone hosts parties! Get out your punch bowl and your best apron, and shake up the standard pita chip, carrot stick, and hummus dip combo in favor … Continue reading
From the Editor
Swine Dining
Cooking from the Carpool Lane