Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Mushroom Ragout and Horseradish Crème Fraîche

Every year, for as long as I can remember, my mom has made beef tenderloin for Christmas Eve dinner. She always makes a little extra so we can have it on Christmas morning too. This year, however, I am on my own (nail biting). So I’m plan on using this recipe from WIlliams-Sonoma. Ingredients: For the […]

Roasted Squash Soup w/Maple-Glazed Bananas

Stumbled upon this beautiful soup in a  Food and Wine 2009 issue. Found it to be very thick the first time I made it. So second time around, I added another cup of water. This definitely helped thin it out, but I also found it needed more cinnamon...

German Potato Salad

Grilled Chicken Sandwich w/Mustard

With so little ingredients, it’s amazing how fully packed with flavors this grilled chicken sandwich is.  I dig the melted cheese oozing over the marinated chicken with toasty bread, sour pickles and grilled onion… goodNess.