guest item: pumpkin bread (a la ruth)

cardamom coffee cake bread (a la rita)

crushed potato and spinach cakes

roasted shallots and potatoes

oatmeal spice shortbread cookies (a la rita)

cocoa and chile rubbed pork chops

recipe: food+wine

chocolate chip cake (a la rita)

finnish meatballs

served over spinach-apple-chestnut stuffing.
finnish meatballs recipe: new york times

chestnuts au gratin

the recipe came from the back of a box of trader joe's steamed chestnuts:
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beer braised country-style pork ribs

recipe: winepairings

picadillo sandwiches


chicken cacciatore with creamy polenta

cacciatore recipe: everyday food, october 2008
polenta recipe: the global gourmet

white chocolate, cherries, and pound cake

adapted from this recipe >>

deviled chicken thighs with orzo pilaf

chicken recipe: epicurious
orzo pilaf recipe: recipes library

beer braised sausages with apples, pears, and cranberries

cranberry pear relish (a la rita)

sweet potato puff (a la rita)

roasted pork loin with maple mustard crust

mushroom and spinach stuffing

baked bucatini

adapted from: coconut + lime

cinnamon hand pies

filet mignon stroganov

huevos rancheros (a la rita)

pumpkin black bean soup (a la rita)

download the recipe >>

tuscan beef stew with oven baked polenta

stew recipe: epicurious
polenta recipe: the global gourmet

thyme smashed potatoes

macaroni bake hot dish (a la rita)

pork chops alla pizzaiola

sauteed pork loin chops in a spicy tomato-onion sauce. served with baked polenta wedges.

oven fried panko chicken with gnocchi

chicken recipe: gourmet, october 2009

beer braised beef

apple pandowdy


huevos a la mexicana

mexican style eggs topped with sun-dried tomato and basil chicken sausage.

pumpkin pie bars

baked ziti with pumpkin and sausage

lemon curry roasted chicken

pumpkin cheesecake pie

white chocolate peach and pound cake trifle

adapted from this recipe >>

salisbury steak

served with a roasted medley of carrots, onion wedges, and fuji apples.

ham and caramelized onion bread pudding


adapted from a recipe in cooking light, october 2009

beer braised beef and vegetables

shiner bock beer braised beef with petite yukon gold potatoes, carrots, onions, mushrooms, diced tomatoes, and fuji apples.
adapted from a recipe in cooking light, october 2009

roasted tomato onion and black bean soup (a la rita)

pumpkin pie with spiced whipped cream