Tagged ‘nutmeg’

  • 4th of July Shortcakes

    Stuffed tomatoes, grilled chicken, coleslaw, baked beans—ready for dessert??

    Just because this isn’t an apple or cherry pie or other traditional dessert you’d expect at a Fourth of July barbecue doesn’t mean it isn’t themed for the occasion!  Straight out of…

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  • Sumner, Washington, Rhubarb Custard Pie

    I had seen several references to Sumner, Washington, declaring the town to be the rhubarb pie capital of the country. I love that sort of boast, so I called the mayor, Barbara Skinner, and asked her if she’d care to…

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  • October Prescription

    It can be so difficult to shift out of late summer mode, but October quickly gets colder and darker. There is a way around this fall failing, and that’s to embrace the October Prescription. It takes fall darlings apple and cinnamon and adds a few new spicy wrinkles that are sure to sparkle taste buds and attitudes—as long as you remember to make it near the beginning of September, so it’s ready in time.

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