catching up.

Happy holidays! Yesterday we had our first non-flurry snow of the season here in Philadelphia. So, naturally, I bundled up and hurried outside to wander around happily in the flakes.
Now it really feels like Christmas is just around the corner. (As in, a week from tomorrow. Yikes.) The last month has flown by; between reading and grading, family time and friend time, I never got around to posting some of the yummy recipes I've tried. And the longer the backlog got, the more daunting catching up became. So I'm listing them, with some photos and links, in order to share a few things from the past several weeks.

J.'s Birthday Dinner
Gougères (from Barefoot in Paris)

Red Velvet Cake

Woody Allen Movie Night
Chocolate Ricotta Cupcakes

D.'s Now-Famous Cornish Game Hen Dinner

Dinner in its full glory.

M.'s onion tart. Yum.

Apple Tart Cake

Thanksgiving
Cheddar Leek Muffins