potato leek soup – smitten kitchen

Heat oven: To 375°F. Prepare leeks: Trim off the root ends of the leeks and split each leek lengthwise. Slice white and light green parts 1/4-inch-thick. Place sliced leeks in a bowl of cold water and swish the leeks around, separating layers, and letting any sand/dirt fall to the bottom. …

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invisible apple cake – smitten kitchen

Very key here is the size of your loaf pan because this will fill out every speck of it before it is done. Mine holds 6 liquid cups (or 1420 ml); it’s 8×4 inches on the bottom and 9×5 inches on the top. If yours is even slightly smaller or …

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halloumi and fall vegetable roast – smitten kitchen

I realize, after 18 years a part of it, that the rules of the food internet in the week before the American cooking superbowl we call Thanksgiving, dictate that everything should relate back to turkey, stuffing, or pie. But friends, we have that abundantly covered in the archives, and the …

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