I tweaked a family recipe and named it after my aunt Darla from Bristol, Tennessee. I’ve given the Southern spread a touch of her beloved Smoky Mountains by adding smoked paprika. There’s a touch of zing in there, too, courtesy of some quick-pickled onions.
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Dorie Greenspan’s Triple-Layer Parsnip and Cranberry Cake
A layer cake is like a fanfare: It blares “Celebration!” Full of flavor, this cake is based on nuts, cranberries and grated parsnips, a vegetable that might not spring to mind immediately when you’re thinking cake.
White Gate Farm’s Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
When you’ve had your fill of zucchini quick breads, why not pull out the cocoa powder and make a chocolate dessert that’s both decadent and loaded with summer’s favorite squash.
Black Bean-Queso Dip for Raghavan Iyer’s Ultimate French Fries
Raghavan Iyer folds black beans and tomatoes into his queso fundido for a deeper contrast not only of texture, but of color as well. He serves the addictive dip with his Ultimate French Fries.
Raghavan Iyer’s Potato Leek Pie
Inspired by the classic French potato-leek soup, vichyssoise, this savory pie is all about textures and flavor.
Sausage Cinnamon Rolls
I have a primal weakness for the combination of sweet and salty flavors. I still remember the first time I combined some of my granddad’s spicy breakfast sausage with pancakes and Karo syrup on my fork and took them down in one bite. I was a very young child, but I became a devout believer […]
