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Cranberry & Orange Buttermilk Breakfast Cake | Alexandra’s Kitchen
This cranberry and orange buttermilk breakfast cake is a great one to add to your holiday baking repertoire. It takes 10 minutes to prepare, and the batter can be stashed in the fridge and baked in the morning. What's more, it serves 8 to 10 people (or even more if doubled), so it's great for holiday entertaining. #cranberry #orange #buttermilk #breakfast #cake #christmas #holiday #baking
Ina Garten’s Roasted Balsamic Brussels Sprouts | Alexandra’s Kitchen
Ina Garten's Balsamic-Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta — in this recipe, the Brussels sprouts and the pancetta crisp up in unison, and the fat from the pancetta flavors the sprouts, whose crispy surfaces emerge glistening and caramelized. Tossed with reduced balsamic vinegar out of the oven, these Brussels sprouts are irresistible. #Brusselssprouts #balsamic #inagarten #pancetta #vegetables #sidedish
The Only Green Sauce You Need | Alexandra's Kitchen
Meet: The Only Green Sauce You Need. Smear on toast. Drizzle over eggs. Or eat, as here, with both. There is nothing you won’t want to slather this sauce on: grilled vegetables, cheese sandwiches, savory yogurt bowls, roast chicken... the possibilities are endless. It's made with herbs, avocado, olive oil, lemon, garlic, salt and pepper ... comes together in no time. #avocados #greensauce #sevenminuteeggs #sourdough #toast #eggs
Samin Nosrat's Vietnamese Cucumber Salad | Alexandra's Kitchen
Samin Nosrat's Vietnamese cucumber salad — so refreshing! This salad is big on the acid — lime + rice vinegar — and the herbs — cilantro + mint — and tastes spicy, sweet, crunchy, and salty all at once thanks to jalapeños, sugar, peanuts, and fish sauce. Heaven in a bowl! #cucumber #peanuts #cilantro #mint #salad #vietnamese
Vanilla Almond Biscotti + Homemade Chai | Alexandra's Kitchen
Vanilla-almond biscotti — a favorite! Is there anything better than dipping a crunchy, almond-studded cookie into a cup of coffee? Or hot cocoa? These make a lovely gift as well. #biscotti #vanilla #almond #cookie #gift #christmas
Chez Panisse Simple Almond Torte | Alexandra's Kitchen
Chez Panisse almond torte — a longtime family favorite! This almond torte, made entirely in the food processor, is one of the simplest, most delicious desserts you could ever prepare. Make it ahead — it gets better by the day! #almond #torte #foodprocessor #simple #holiday #baking
Chilled Watermelon Gazpacho | Alexandra's Kitchen
Watermelon gazpacho, a chilled soup made with puréed watermelon and loads of chopped vegetables is refreshing and delicious!
Simple Sourdough Focaccia
If you are interested in sourdough bread, but have been intimidated, this is the recipe I suggest you start with: sourdough focaccia. There is no fancy scoring, no unusual equipment, and the overall process is very simple.
Simple Sourdough How-To: High Hydration, Whole Wheat(-ish)
There's nothing like a slice of homemade sourdough bread slathered with butter and jam. This tutorial shows how to make a simple, partially whole wheat, high hydration sourdough bread. #sourdough #high #hydration #simple #boule #diy #bread
How to Make The Best Babka | Alexandra's Kitchen
Orange-Chocolate Babka! This babka bread recipe calls for using my favorite challah dough recipe with a chocolate orange filling made. The bread gets rolled and coiled and cut and twisted and it's so much fun to make . ALSO: it's so pretty and so good ... everyone raves! #babka #bread #chocolate #orange #breakfast
Foolproof Homeamde Pie Dough Recipe | Alexandra's Kitchen
I learned this shaping technique from a French woman: dump barely pulsed together pie dough in the center of a tea towel, then twist into a beggar’s purse. This trick yields a tender crust because the crumbly dough ensures it has not been over worked. It also makes a perfectly round shape. I have a more detailed video and recipe on the blog. #foolproof #piecrust
Easy, Festive (and Boozy!) Rum Balls Recipe | Alexandra’s Kitchen
Easy, festive, boozy rum balls — what's not to love? These rum balls take no-time to whip up, and they are perfect for the holiday season: they can be made ahead, everyone loves them, they are a perfect gift, and they are delicious. Can't think of a more perfect treat to have on hand for the holiday season! #rumballs #rum #cookies #holidays #nobake #christmas
Simple Sourdough Pizza Crust: A Step-by-Step Guide
Sourdough Pizza: Yes. You. Can. There is nothing tricky about making sourdough pizza dough. All you need is 4 ingredients + a little bit of time, and you're on your way to pizza perfection. This post shows you step by step how to make sourdough pizza. There is video guidance for every step of the way. #sourdough #pizza #simple
Simple Roasted Eggplant Involtini | Alexandra's Kitchen
Eggplant involtini — tender slices of eggplant rolled into ricotta-stuffed parcels baked with homemade tomato sauce — never tastes better than this time of year, when the eggplant and tomatoes begin arriving in full force. The stuffed eggplant bundles can be assembled ahead of time, nestled in their tomato sauce-slicked dish, and stashed in the fridge until needed. #eggplant #involtini #summer #tomatoes #ricotta
Ina Garten's Mustard-Roasted Chicken | Alexandra's Kitchen
Ina Garten's Dijon Mustard Roasted Chicken Thighs: After marinating in dijon mustard and buttermilk, these mustard roasted chicken legs are topped with a layer of herbed bread crumbs, which crisp up beautifully in the oven and taste absolutely divine. #chicken #thighs #dijon #mustard #bread #crumbs #herbs #inagarten #barefootcontessa