Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes

Adapted from Ree Drummond 2 medium/large sweet potatoes Vegetable oil 2 tablespoons melted butter 2 slices cooked bacon 1/2 cup grated jack cheese 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1 green…

Chipotle’s Guacamole

2 ripe Hass avocados 2 teaspoons lime juice 2 tablespoons cilantro, finely chopped 1/4 cup red onion, (finely chopped 1/2 jalapeño, including seeds (finely chopped) 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt…

Hummingbird Cake

Adapted from Chef Art Smith This is one of the most popular desserts at Art Smith’s restaurant, Table Fifty-Two in Chicago. Serves 12 Icing:…

Sourdough Pizza Dough

This is the recipe for our pizza dough that we have every Saturday night. It’s a relatively high hydration dough. Note, I use bread flour to feed my starter,…

Sourdough Bagels 2

This recipe is a summary of the bagel recipe in Emilie Raffa’s excellent book Artisan Sourdough Made Simple leaving out many details provided in the book, adding a few…

Kettner Exchange Kale Salad {Copycat}

The kale salad at San Diego’s Kettner Exchange is arguably the best kale salad in town. I was so pleased with myself when I made a version that tasted…

Chicken Fried Rice with Broccoli

Adapted from Cooking Classy 2 cups broccoli florets 1 tablespoon oil or butter 3/4 lb bonelss skinless chicken breasts, diced or sliced into 3/4-inch pieces 1 tablespoon sesame oil…