Sylvie’s Recipe Box
Here is my Recipe Box: a collection of recipes that have appeared in my books and in my newsletter. Enjoy!
Bread
Taryn, in Remembering Red Thunder, is a baker, so she has no problems making biscuits as light as angels. Me, on the other hand, I tend to make hard rocks. Biscuits aren’t a tradition in my family, but they are…
The old monastery where Cathlynn’s forced to stay if she wants to recover a family heirloom is cold and creepy. To make things worse, the only servant left is ancient and doesn’t care much for cooking—until Cathlynn shows him some…
Oma’s Country Hearth Bread in Broken Wings comes straight out of my own childhood. I remember my mother’s bread bowl—a big, beige ceramic bowl with a cream interior that bulged with the fragrant scent of rising yeast. I can still…
Main Dish
Beth’s Shepherd Pie, in A Little Christmas Magic, helps win her Logan’s attention. Because, as the old saying goes, the way to a man’s heart is his stomach. This Shepherd’s Pie is classic New England comfort food. Traditionally, it’s made…
Valentin’s way of showing he liked Cathlynn in Blackmailed Bride was to bake the muffins and pizza she asked for, even if they fell outside his usual repertoire. Pizza is one of those versatile foods. You can put just about…
Mac’s Baked Ravioli Casserole helps soothe Kyra after a nightmare in Silver Shadows. When my kids were younger, and I’d spent a harried day running after them, one of my fantasies was a man who could cooked. Mac fulfilled that…
Dessert
Staying cool this summer has proved a challenge. Air conditioning feels nice on those too-humid-to-breathe days, but I love throwing the windows open and enjoying the breeze. I came across this cool treat that contains two of my favorites: watermelon…
I love chocolate. I consider it an essential food group. But after indulging a bit too much during the holidays, I’m trying to cut back. As I’m leafing through my recipes to make a special treat for my sweetie on…
These cookies from Christmas in Brighton are a decadent treat that disappears fast! Meredith’s Chocolate Thumbprints 1 cup flour½ cup unsweetened cocoa1 teaspoon kosher salt8 tablespoons unsalted butter, (softened)1 cup plus 2 ½ tablespoons sugar, (divided)1 large egg yolk at…
Here’s a recipe that creates a link between fall and the holidays—an apple-cranberry crumble with a maple twist. Let the sweet-tart aroma invite company to join you at the supper table. Apple-Cranberry Crumble A sweet and tart dessert that takes…
Cherries and dark chocolate offer antioxidants. Oats, fiber. Black walnuts, good fats. And the cinnamon has blood sugar-regulating properties. Almost good-for-you cookies. Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies ½ cup unsalted butter, (softened)½ cup sugar½ cup brown sugar¼ cup applesauce½ teaspoon vanilla2…
Here’s a fast treat that’s sure to impress a date. You can make these dark chocolate lava cakes ahead of time, then stick them into the oven as you finish dinner. (Yeah, so much for low fat and sugar.) Dark…
