Contest Rules Photo due: April 23, 2011I first made these pancakes over an open fire for one of our June al fresco breakfasts. Cranberry Pancakes 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking soda3 tablespoons white sugar1 egg1 ¼ cup unsweetened cranberry juice3 tablespoons olive oil1 cup dried cranberries Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. In a separate bowl combine wet ingredients. Add wet to dry and stir until just blended. Fold in cranberries. Pour…

Contest Rules Photo due: April 22, 2011Corn Bread 1 cup water1 cup frozen niblet corn2 tablespoons olive oil2 ¼ cups white flour1 cup corn flour1 cup corn meal1 jalapeno pepper chopped finely (seeded if you wish less heat)1 cup grated cheddar cheese1 ½ teaspoons salt1 tablespoon sugar2 tablespoons fresh, chopped coriander (cilantro)2 ½ teaspoons yeast (or 2 teaspoons quick rise yeast) Place all liquids in your bread machine pan. Add all dry on top. Make…

Contest Rules Photo due: April 21, 2011For those who have a bread machine. Yogurt Spelt Bread 1 ¾ cup natural no fat yogurt2 tablespoons olive oil3 tablespoons buckwheat honey4 cups spelt flour½ cup white flour1 ½ teaspoons sea salt½ teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoons quick rise yeast Place all wet ingredients into the bread pan. Place all dry ingredients on top of wet ingredients. Make a well for the yeast and add the yeast into the…

Contest Rules Photo due: April 20, 2011I borrowed the concept of this recipe from a medieval recipe book which had pears poached in red wine with poudre fort and sugar. While the recipe is wonderful and has stood the test of hundreds of years, I wanted a lighter version for an intimate, elegant meal. Poached Peaches or Pears 4 fresh freestone peaches or pears1 ½ cups white wine½ cup Galliano liqueur½ cup sugar½ vanilla beanZest…

Contest Rules Photo due: April 19, 2011I first discovered this recipe as a girl experimenting with a recipe on the back of an instant whipped topping package. Years later, while playing with eighteenth century recipes, I came across Mrs. McLintock’s Receipts for Cookery and Pastry-Work, and lo, there was the dessert I’d prepared as a girl. Well, it was sort of the same dish, except Mrs. McLintock called for clotted cream. In my adaptation of…