Butler's Bell Blog

I’ve been wanting to try these cookies for awhile and now that summer squash season is upon us, it seemed like a good excuse to head for the kitchen. This recipe is inspired by one I found in my copy of “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.”  I’ve taken just one bite of the cookie, and it’s good [...]

This is one of my favorite pasta salads inspired by a recipe from Plate Magazine. It never fails to please a crowd. This amount serve about 10-12 as a side dish. 1 Lbs. Fusilli Pasta, cooked al dente and shocked in ice water and drained 1 1/2 Cups Dried Tart Cherries, coarsely chopped 3/4 Cup [...]

The whole reason for making the pumpkin ice cream was to then make some cute ice cream sandwiches using gingerbread cookies. After I froze the ice cream in my ice cream maker, I spread the soft ice cream into a cake pan that I lined with plastic wrap and let it sit in the freezer [...]

1 Cup Pumpkin Puree 2 Large Eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 Cup Plain Yogurt 1/2 Cup Butter, Melted 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract 3/4 Cup Whole Wheat Flour 3/4 Cup Oat Bran 3/4 Cup Turbinado Sugar 1 tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp Baking Soda 1 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon 1/2 tsp sea salt 1 Cup Dried [...]

Yesterday, I purchased a whole organic free-range chicken that was on sale for $.99/pound. Nice bargain! So, today I broke it down and stuck the split breast, wings and backbone (for stock) in the freezer. The leg quarters I used to make this garlic chicken dish (similar to 40 Clove Chicken). 40 Cloves Garlic, peeled [...]

The weather here has turned back to Winter today, which made me want something warm and comforting for lunch today.  I looked at the ingredients I had on hand and decided on a coconut soup. Here’s how to make the soup. 1 – 14oz can coconut milk 1 pint chicken stock, low sodium 6 thin [...]

The key lime curd is perfect, sweetly tart and the chocolate cookie tart shell is a wonderful accent. For the filling: 4 large egg yolks 1/2 C. Sugar 1/3 C. Key Lime Juice 2 oz white chocolate, finely chopped 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature cut into small pieces 12 – 2.5″ chocolate tartlet shells [...]

6 oz Neufchatel Cheese (American Style) or Cream Cheese 1 C. Frozen Spinach, thawed and chopped 10 oz jar Artichoke hearts, drained well and chopped 1/4 C. Mayonnaise 1/4 C. Sour Cream 1/3 C. Shredded Parmesan 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes 1/8 tsp Cayenne Pepper 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder pinch of salt Sweet Paprika, garnish [...]