Caroline Barrett

Appetizers + Snacks

Creole Spiced Snack Mix

December 19, 2021 0 comments

From my December Times Union story. Read the whole thing here!

Sweets + Desserts

Pistachio + Cranberry Bread

December 19, 2021 0 comments

This recipe goes along with my December Times Union column. Read the story here, about trading time together for the usual holiday gifts.

Grains + Sides

From my November 2021 Thanksgiving Times Union story. Read it here. I think a pot of soup is a nice touch to a Thanksgiving spread. The day can be long and alongside the cheeses and dips and nibbly things we put out during the day, a cup of hot soup […]

Roasted Vegetable Salad with Crispy Capers

Salads + Veggies

Roasted Root Vegetable Salad with Crispy Capers

November 21, 2021 1 comment

From my November 2021 Times Union story. Read it here. There’s always a salad on our Thanksgiving table and this year, I’m combining all the root vegetables I can gather up at the market and spreading them, roasted, over salad greens. The important thing is to be sure to cut […]

Sweets + Desserts

Cocoa Spice Pumpkin Pie

November 21, 2021 5 comments

From my November 2021 Times Union story, Thanksgiving Traditions and the Foods to Match. The pie I’ll make this year is a shake up of old traditions. Everyone in our house loves pumpkin pie, and it must be part of the dessert table, but why not change it up? In […]

Caroline Barrett Cocoa Spice Pumpkin Pie

Stories, Sweets + Desserts

Thanksgiving Traditions, and the Foods to Match

November 21, 2021 3 comments

Here’s my Times Union column for November. Read it here, or see below. The recipes to go along with it are Cocoa Spice Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Sweet Potato Soup and Roasted Root Vegetable Salad with Crispy Capers. Thanksgiving, we know, is a holiday made of food and family and doing […]

Sweets + Desserts

Spiced Apple Bundt Cake with Bourbon Brown Butter Frosting

October 24, 2021 1 comment

Here is a cake. A simple, fall-flavored cake. There are always apples knocking around in our crisper, the sad apples that are bruised or a little soft that no one wants to eat. I am their savior, and use them in cakes, which is much preferable to the compost. If […]

Entrees + Mains

Love Letter Pot of Beans with Roasted Tomatoes + Feta

October 24, 2021 1 comment

I am a bean lover and since I eat a lot of vegetarian food, beans are huge. I use canned beans, for sure, but when I take the time to soak and simmer and carefully prepare a big pot of garlic-scented beans, there’s a lot of love in that pot. […]

Entrees + Mains

Brothy Beef Short Ribs with Sesame, Ginger and Spice

October 24, 2021 0 comments

This is the kind of food my family swoons over: shreddy, tender beef, in a rich broth that’s got enough fat in it to be lip-smacking. Beef short ribs are another kind of blank canvas food, and still another that requires an investment of time. The meat itself is stewy, […]

Stories

Time and Love: Essential Cooking Ingredients

October 23, 2021 3 comments

Here’s my Times Union column for October. You can also read it on the TU website here. The recipes included are Love Letter Pot of Beans, Spiced Apple Bundt Cake and Brothy Beef Short Ribs with Ginger and Spice. We live in a world where things are made to sound […]