Delaware Girl Eats

Roasted Winter Squash Pasta with Sausage and Sage Brown Butter

Creative Thanksgiving leftovers using roasted winter squash, sausage and sage Thanksgiving, or Friendsgiving as the case may be, has come and gone – the throng of guests, the beautifully set table, the carefully selected wines, the multitude of dishes – all gone. Well mostly, all except that leftover food. Even after having boxed, bagged and thrust as much as possible into guests’ parting hands, the refrigerator brims with it, staring soulfully at me whispering, “waste not”. Picking at the remains late in the evening, particularly the stuffing of which I am so fond, satisfies late night cravings but doesn’t help... Read more →

Comforting Apple Crumble with Pecans

What can be more of a treat on a crisp fall day than a slice of Apple Crumble hot from the oven Fall demands comforting dishes, particularly those that come out piping hot from the oven to warm body and soul. Apple desserts fall into this category - pies, tarts, cobblers, crisps and crumbles, even cakes. Usually cinnamon is involved in a complicit partnership, mellowing the tartness of the apples with its punctuating hot, aromatic flavor and scent. We don’t tend to think of apple desserts as a food of slaves, but Michael Twitty does. The author of The Cooking... Read more →