Recipes
Cheddar & Smoked Onion Rolls with Bacon
Hey, remember when I said I was a vegetarian and then I posted a pulled pork recipe followed closely by this bacon-heavy recipe? It happens. Especially when you take a childhood favorite – warm, buttery, cheesy crescent rolls that were always served at some adult’s holiday party that your mom would drag you to and you would hate until that little platter of meat-wrapped crescent rolls would make its debut alongside some artery-clogging cheese dip and deviled eggs. Ahh, the 90s were the best! – and spin it with a more gourmet twist using artisanal, small batch ingredients. Charlotte tells me, “Normally I...
Read MorePulled Pork & Chipotle Slaw Sandwiches
Some of you may call it a weakness. Some may call it addiction. Some may even consider it disgusting. Me? I don’t care what you label my love for pulled pork sandwiches – just get one in my face. Charlotte says “The star of this sandwich is the Chipotle Slaw.” Which is great because, as you know, I’m a vegetarian. Yes, I cheat for pulled pork. And Pho Cali. And sushi. But that’s it. After that I draw the line and return to my roots as die-hard vegetarian. Ok, maybe I did eat a homemade Niman Ranch blue cheese burger last week. But, other than that, die-hard vegetarian. ;) If...
Read More(By Popular Demand) – Blueberry Chimichurri
This sauce is beyond. Beyond reason. Beyond flavor. Just beyond. Use it as a marinade, a dip, a sauce. Pour it on anything: meat, fish, your face. As long as it’s blueberry season, it should be chimichurri season in your fridge. Of course Charlotte just whipped this up out of nowhere – in case you haven’t caught on, the girl has flavor flair. This dish is super bright and zingy with a delicious bite from the garlic, vinegar and lime, and a rounded out sweetness from the honey. Oh, and it seriously takes about 19 seconds to make. As we’ve been blueberry picking at King Family Farm the last few weekends,...
Read MoreCauliflower & Rigatoni Gratin
Am I the only person who can’t get enough cauliflower? It’s been abundant at local markets so it keeps finding its way into my kitchen. Roasted, mashed, sauteed or raw, this super-veggie is making dinner extra delightful. Kiddos, I assure you, sweet roasted cauliflower in a rich creamy gruyere sauce with fresh thyme and earthy sage mixed with fresh pasta and placed under the broiler until browned and bubbly …this dish will make you an absolute star. This is, by far, one of my favorite flavor combos and I have yet to serve it to somebody, anybody, who doesn’t end up obsessively loving it as well. The addition of the herbs...
Read MoreCharlotte’s Stupid-Good Peach Cobbler
Yes, fruits are good for you and peaches have health benefits and blah, blah, blah. But, you know what’s way better than being healthy? Putting all this healthy shit together, covering it with the best topping known to man, thanking God Charlotte is alive to create this recipe and then devouring this dessert like a prisoner just released from a decade in a P.O.W. Camp. This dessert is perfect for anytime, anywhere and any reason. Make it for a dinner party, make it for your kids, make it just because you have a mouth and this should be in it. The lemon and bourbon brighten up this sweet treat, while cloves and cinnamon give it a hint of earthy...
Read MoreCaramelized Brussels Sprouts with Lemon
You know how I know kids are dumb? Because they don’t like brussels sprouts – clearly the most delicious of all vegetables. But, serve them these and they may happily trade in their tater tots for a bowl of green goodness. Not only do brussels sprouts have substantial anticancer properties and boost DNA repair in cells, these little gems are just fucking delicious. Period end. Yes, there a million ways to jazz up these babies – roasted, stir-fried, sauteed with butter, marsala wine, raisins, you name it. But, when they taste so amazingly stupendous on their own, it’s not necessary to hide their flavor. A touch of lemon, a pinch of sea...
Read MoreRoasted Pear Salad with Maple Vinaigrette
Ok, so we’re nowhere near Fall – although with time moving at breakneck speed, it will be 2017 in about nine minutes – so pears may not be as abundant as they will be in a few months, which is strange to me as pears seem like such a Spring food, don’t they? Sweet and supple, bright yet buttery, pears make meals better. Plus, with a boat load of health benefits, pears are simply perfect every day of the year. Pears make a wonderful fruit to have on hand as often as possible. They’re pretty to look at. Well, they are. Look at that picture, it’s practically an Herb Ritts photo shoot up there. But, more...
Read MoreCookies & Cream Icebox Cheesecake
“Something this good shouldn’t be so easy to make,” Charlotte tells me, referring to this stupidly delicious looking icebox cake. “You cannot screw this up. As long as there is cream cheese filling and cookies, anything else can happen and it won’t matter,” she goes on to say, implying you can switch up the type of cookies and nobody will really give a good goddamn as long as it tastes like sugary sweet magical goodness. It makes sense that the icebox (or refrigerated) cake is derived from the trifle and, of course, the charlotte. Introduced during WW1, the icebox cake was huge during the 20s and 30s – although,...
Read MoreTomato & Bread Soup
“This is a cheats pappa al pomodoro. I’m sure it would make some Italian grandma turn over in her grave. But it comes together super fast and is super satisfying, so it works perfect in my house” so says Charlotte. All I know is this super satisfying soup is fresh and delicious and vegetarian to boot. Be sure to get some really fantastic bread – like a fresh baguette – and high quality Parm Reg…if it comes in a green can then, my friend, you are not on the right track. Come to Artisan Cheese Company and I’ll hook you up. Tomato & Bread Soup Recipe and photo by Charlotte Abrams serves 4 3 tablespoons extra...
Read MoreMaple-Cinnamon Almond Bars
Normally I just swill maple syrup straight from the bottle, but now that Char has introduced me to this, like, six-second recipe, I now consume massive amounts of maple via these fluffy and dense little breakfast bars. Note – this breakfast bar also escapades as a lunch snack and a dessert cake. I’m not sure what the facts are, but I like to tell myself that maple is a safe form of sugar. Yes, I know that anything that comes in syrup form probably shouldn’t be touted as a health food, but given the recent scares over agave and brown rice sugars – I’ll take my chances with tried and true maple, known for being an easily digestible and...
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