Recipes from Mead Meadow

The Easter Table is set for Brunch at Mead Meadow. Special thanks to Cynthia Clainos for the beautiful runner, a very special birthday gift, from a very special friend. We love to use the Eco-Kids Egg Coloring Kit to color our eggs. It is a small company in Maine specializing in non-toxic art supplies for kids.…

I made these Smashed Potatoes with Chives for a dinner with friends and they were serving steak. I needed to bring something that would transport easily and that I could finish when I got to their house. They are crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside.  They are delicious with beef, lamb and…

These Waffles With White Sauce recipes are from two very dear friends, Sue and Kathy. Once you have made the waffles (the batter can also be used for pancakes), you will never buy a mix again. They are simple and delicious. The recipe is from Sue’s Mom and is a Troeger favorite. The White Sauce…

I was looking for an easy (non-yeast) Soda Bread to go with a Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner at our dear friend’s, Cindy and Nick. I was also making a bread pudding with dried fruits for dessert, and I wanted the bread to be simple, yet authentic. This White Soda Bread is so moist, so…

My Grandmother (Grandma Toots) was a fabulous cook, as a farm wife it was out of necessity. I remember one of the many favorite things that she would make was hash from leftover potatoes and roast beef. I always loved watching her grind the potatoes and roast beef. She used a grinder that attached to…

You will almost alway find a mason jar filled with Chocolate Ganache in our refrigerator.  Ganache is great to have on hand  for an impromptu dessert. The higher quality chocolate you use, the smoother your ganache will be. For this particular batch we used a Lindt 70% Dark Smooth bar that you can easily find…

Almond Cake Unglazed with Amaro Soaked Raspberries I love anything with almonds or almond flavors. Amaro Montenegro is a traditional Amaro distilled in Bologna, Italy. It is made using over 40 herbs, including vanilla and orange peels, bottled at 23%vol. The Amaro was first produced by Stanislao Cobianchi in 1885 and is named after Princess…

There is so much to say about these Meatballs in Fiore Marinara Sauce.  They are part family, part Rao’s. Rao’s is a hundred year old restaurant tucked away in East Harlem, New York.  The restaurant became so popular that the owners decided that rather than turn away longtime customers who could not act fast enough…

This simple Fiore Marinara Sauce has abundant flavor. My husband is Italian and this was his Grandmother’s marinara sauce.  I never had the privilege of meeting Lucy Fiore, but I understand she was quite a life force.  This is the marinara sauce I use for almost everything requiring a red sauce; I use it for lasagna,…

I have always wanted to make Coeur à la Crème.  It is so beautiful on a plate.  The name means “hearts of cream”,  and I know it is not chocolate but it still seems perfect for Valentine’s Day.  I love that it is not sweet and a little bit tart.  It can easily be doubled…