Turnip Gratin

The best turnip you will ever taste! This would work well for a potluck style Thanksgiving or Christmas meal – who else would think to bring such an awesome tasting turnip side dish? If cooking for a smaller crowd, cook 1/2 the recipe. Ingredients: 10 small turnips, peeled and sliced 1 1/2 cups milk 1…

Hot and Hearty Soup

I made this once this past winter with a few different ingredients and regretted not writing it down. It turned out even better tonight, so here’s what I did: Ingredients 3 hot Italian pork sausages 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp minced garlic 2 med onions, chopped 3 stalks of celery, chopped 3 carrots, chopped…

Cream of Broccoli Soup

Inspired by Martha Stewart. But surely better than her recipe. Ingredients: 1.4 cup unsalted butter 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 4 cups water 2 knorr veggie stock pots 8 small leeks (or two large leeks), chopped 1 whole medium head of broccoli (including stem) chopped 1/2 cup 10% cream Coarse salt and ground pepper Method: Melt…

Blueberry Pierogies

Using Pierogi press bought at http://www.jillstable.ca Filling inspired by http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/cottage-cheese-and-blueberry-pierogies Dough and process from http://mypolishkitchen.co.uk/recipes/polish-sweet/recipe-blueberry-pierogi/ Ingredients: For the dough: 2 1/4 cups cake and pastry four,  plus more for rolling dough 1 tablespoon icing sugar 1 egg + 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten together 1 cup warm water For the filling: 2/3 cup blueberry jam 2/3 cup cottage…