Welcome back to another Saturday edition of The Weekend Dish. Thank you for the great feedback last week; I’m so happy that this is something you all enjoy. So here we go! Amazingly, I made nothing with chocolate this week. I must have a fever. Oh well wait, the Cowboy Cookies had chocolate chips. But [...]

Cinnamon Ice Cream Yield: About 1 quart Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes | Chill Time: 8 hours | Churn Time: 20 minutes 1 cup whole milk ¾ cup granulated sugar Pinch of salt Ten 3-inch cinnamon sticks, broken up 2 cups heavy cream, divided 5 egg yolks 1. Warm the milk, sugar, salt, cinnamon [...]

Gingered Carrot Cake Cookies Yield: 18 cookies Prep Time: 15 minutes | Bake Time: 16 to 18 minutes 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground ginger Pinch of grated nutmeg ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup light brown sugar [...]

Pan-Fried Onion Dip Yield: About 2 cups of dip Prep Time: 40 minutes | Cook Time: 30 minutes 2 large yellow onions 4 tablespoons unsalted butter ¼ cup vegetable oil ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature ½ cup sour cream [...]

Cowboy Cookies Yield: 3 dozen large cookies Prep Time: 15 minutes | Bake Time: 12 minutes 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 tablespoon baking soda 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt 1½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1½ cups granulated sugar 1½ cups packed light brown sugar 3 [...]

Welcome to a new weekend feature here on Brown Eyed Baker: The Weekend Dish! It’s a little food, a little life, and a relaxing end to the week. So here’s the scoop. You’re busy, right? We’re all super busy and I know sometimes I feel like the hours and days run together during the week. [...]

Monkey Bread Yield: 1 loaf, serving 6 to 8 Total Prep Time: 1 hour | Total Rise Time: 2 hours | Bake Time: 35 minutes Dough: 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided, 2 tablespoons softened and 2 tablespoons melted 1 cup milk, warm (about 110 degrees F) 1/3 cup water, warm (about 110 degrees F) ¼ [...]

Artichoke Spinach Dip Yield: 12 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes | Bake Time: 30 minutes 1 (14-ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and finely chopped 1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained 1½ cups (6 ounces) finely shredded or grated Parmesan cheese, divided 1½ cups (6 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided 4 ounces [...]

This past weekend my Chief Culinary Consultant and I escaped to the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a relaxing long weekend. Nothing makes you forget the ins and outs of everyday work life quite like sinking your toes into the sand, closing your eyes and listening to the waves crash onto the shore. We [...]

Lemon Bars Yield: 24 bars Prep Time: 45 minutes | Bake Time: 40 minutes For the crust: 1¾ cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar, plus extra for decorating finished bars ¼ cup cornstarch ¾ teaspoon salt 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, at cool room temperature, cut into 1-inch pieces, plus extra for pan [...]