Recipes

Cranberry Chutney with Ginger and Orange
March 2025, Recipes

Cranberry Chutney with Ginger and Orange

By Chef Julia This chutney is a vibrant blend of tart, sweet, and warm flavors that bring depth to any dish. The cranberries provide a tangy base, while fresh orange zest adds citrusy brightness, and ginger lends a subtle heat that enhances the chutney’s complexity.  Its rich yet refreshing taste makes it an ideal accompaniment…

February 2025, Recipes

Island Epicure – The Happiness Foods

By Marj Watkins and Suzanna Leigh Chocolate of course! Who doesn’t love it? Choose cocoa for a temporary boost to your brains’ serotonin, the happiness chemical. It won’t give you lasting happiness, but it will—for a little while—make you smarter. There are many components in chocolate, especially dark chocolate, that help to lift our mood….

Minglement – Roasted Acorn Squash with Squash Risotto
February 2025, Recipes

Minglement – Roasted Acorn Squash with Squash Risotto

This delightful and elegant vegetarian entrée or side dish was created by Cat Rose, a staff member. Acorn squash is stuffed with an herbed risotto, speckled with delectable chunks of butternut squash, then baked until meltingly sweet. Serves 8 4 acorn squash3½ tbsp extra virgin olive oilSalt to taste6 cups water or gluten-free vegetable broth1…

English Muffins
February 2025, Recipes

English Muffins

By Andy Valencia If your store-bought muffins have become flat little pucks of shrinkflation, bake them for yourself and get the classic muffin you remember, while saving some money. Ingredients Dry mix: 2 cups all-purpose flour2 tbsp sugar2 tsp salt2¼ tsp active dry yeast Mix dry ingredients together in large mixing bowl. Wet mix: 1¾…

January 2025, Recipes

Island Epicure – National Soup Month

Warm Up A Cold Day with Mesclin Flatbrod and Hot Chicken Soup By Suzanna Leigh and Marj Watkins Marj Watkins’ “Gluten Free Baking” cookbook is a do-it-yourself project; Marj first printed in the 1970s under her publishing imprint, Firtree Press. This year, I dug it out of retirement, put a new cover on it, updated…

January 2025, Recipes

Pancakes for Matrona

By Jane Valencia We were heading soon to a gathering, and I unexpectedly found myself with a spare 45 minutes. Could I cook something to bring? We had a new large griddle, and over the years I’ve made a lot of pancakes. The pancakes today would need to be dairy-free. Gluten-free, or digestively gentle, would…

Island Epicure – Christmas Oats
December 2024, Recipes

Island Epicure – Christmas Oats

By Marj Watkins and Suzanna Leigh Adapted from Marj Watkins Loop article, December 2014 For stamina to keep you up with all the delightful demands of December – chilly weather, snow, winter colds, Christmas shopping, the planning, the parties to give and to go to – we need to feed our bodies and minds well….

Pecan Court Bourbon Balls
December 2024, Recipes

Pecan Court Bourbon Balls

By Andy Valencia Yes, another recipe from my mother – a holiday favorite. Nominally for the adults only, I always managed to sneak a few! Makes 2-3 dozen, depending on size. Ingredients 3 cups rolled vanilla wafers (12 oz box)1 cup powdered sugar1½ cups finely chopped nuts1½ tablespoons cocoa2 tbsp white Karo syrup½ cup bourbon…

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