Blackberry Scones
OK my friends, I promise, this will be the last blackberry recipe of the season. It’s just that every time I wander into a market to do a bit of grocery shopping, the blackberries are calling my name:...
View ArticleBourbon Slushies
We are blessed with many truly exceptional friends. Some of those friends love cocktails. One couple in particular loves cocktails so much that they often bring them along to gatherings. We treasure...
View ArticleNo-Churn Dulce de Leche Ice Cream with Bourbon-Soaked Nectarines
Our week-long road trip – from New Orleans to Nashville with stops in Vicksburg and Oxford, Mississippi – has wound to a close. We explored the World War II Museum and Civil War Battlefields, toured...
View ArticleLink Love – Summer Road Trip Edition
Gosh, I haven’t done a Link Love post in ages! If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you’ll know I’ve been wandering around the South… and then the Delaware shore over the past week or so. I...
View ArticleBacon Cheeseburger Empanadas
A couple of weeks ago, I discovered an incredible taco place just a few miles from my home – Taco Bamba in Falls Church, Virginia. Apparently I’m the last person in the area to have found it –...
View ArticleGrilled Corn Elote Style
I am a gal with serious wanderlust, but at this point in the summer after having packed and unpacked my bags well over a dozen times, I’m done. I’m quite happy to be home for a while. At least until...
View ArticleFall Stew with Port Wine, Apples and Pears
It’s been a wild month at House Morell. I’ve started into my new job as a school media specialist/librarian, and got sorta lost in the details of launching the school year. While it is undoubtedly a...
View ArticleApple Cider Doughnut Cake (Gluten-Free)
It’s officially fall, and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than an Apple Cider Doughnut Cake, can you? I haven’t lived in Michigan in years… decades actually. But even today, when I think of...
View ArticleQuinoa Salad with Blueberries, Walnuts and Goat Cheese
Have I mentioned that I love my book club? It’s always a highlight of my month. Some Most people would call our system of book clubbing a bit nutty, as we have a wildly unwieldy roster of 25 gals....
View ArticleChocolate-Bottomed Bourbon Maple Pecan Bars
My son reminded me that I never once sent him a care package last year. Seriously? The poor starving college student has a mother who bakes constantly, and she never once bothered to pack up a box and...
View ArticleRoasted Butternut Squash, Red Onion, Goat Cheese and Pecan Salad
I think I might be finally be emerging from my Thanksgiving food coma. Yes, I understand it’s been a full week. Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday – really, what could possibly top a day...
View ArticleMy Favorite Cookbooks of 2015
As I reflect upon my year, I have to admit I haven’t cooked nearly as often as I would have liked to, as may be obvious by my spotty blogging output. 2015 brought a move, a new job, lots of travel…...
View ArticleMerry Christmas (Cookies!)
We have very few Christmas traditions at House Morell… some years we travel, some we stay home… We never seem to attend the same Mass, or have the same meals… but we have held one tradition for eight...
View ArticleThe Top 25 Recipes of 2015
In starting to craft a 2016 plan of action for my beloved (though somewhat neglected) blog, I spent a bit of time over the past few days poring over the 2015 blog statistics. I am completely...
View ArticleSteak Diane
Steak Diane is a dish that oozes nostalgia for me… it takes me right back to my 10-year old self in São Paulo, Brazil. As I described in one of my very first posts, Spaghetti Bolognese, my father’s...
View ArticlePull Apart Bread with Sage Walnut Pesto and Provolone Cheese
Happy New Years Day everyone! I’m up early, drinking coffee and contemplating my New Year’s Resolutions. This is usually a Groundhog Day kinda exercise for me, as my resolutions rarely change, so I...
View ArticleFarro Salad with Beets, Apples, and a Blood Orange Vinaigrette
I decided if I have to go back to work today, I should pack lunch in style. Don’t get me wrong, I love my day job. It’s a dream job in nearly every way… But it requires that I get out of bed and be...
View ArticleHoney Hazelnut Granola
After weeks of cooking and feasting and cleaning up the wreckage, post-holiday inventory control has been a big issue at House Morell this week. At various inopportune moments over the past few days,...
View ArticleEmpanadas with Pancetta, White Beans, and Queso Fresco – and a visit to...
Because my brother John refuses to open a La Sirena in DC, the members of House Morell have had to resort to creating our own constantly evolving menu of awesome empanadas. It’s not a bad hobby. (Come...
View ArticleLemon and Blood Orange (Genius) Roast Chicken
Dinner prep ran a little late tonight (as I spent the afternoon watching the magnificent Brooklyn with my daughter instead of cooking). So at about 7:30 (late for us), I was perched up on a stool...
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