Cuisine Eric

This is a delicious, festive cake, studded with fresh apples and blueberries, and topped with a flavorful cinnamon crunch. Great for desert or as a coffee cake. A simple wonderful desert, especially served with vanilla ice cream! 1 stick butter, room temperature   1/2 cup cane sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract   2 eggs 1/2 cup yogurt   Dry ingredients: 1-1/2 cup all purpose flour   2 tsp baking powder   1 tsp baking soda   1/2 tsp salt 1   large apple, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch cubes (I used Honey Crisp) 1/4 cup fresh blueberries   Cinnamon Crunch topping: 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 Tbsp butter, melted   1 tsp dried ground cinnamon Sugar drip topping (optional): 1/4 cup confectioner’s sugar 1 Tbsp milk Preheat oven to 350F.   With a mixer, blend the butter and sugar together until smooth. Add the vanilla, eggs and yogurt and mix until smooth and blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. To...

Sometimes, you just feel like fries. But I'm not a fan of deep frying much at home - so messy and what do you do with all that oil? And you have to clear the air from the house for a day. Alternative? Roast your potatoes! Here I flavor thick-cut Texas-style fries boldly with garlic, rosemary and Buffalo sauce.  Roasted until crispy brown in a hot oven, these fries look fantastic, smell fantastic, taste fantastic have a fantastic mouthfeel. What more could you want for a comfort side dish? 2 lb unpeeled Yukon Gold Potatoes, cut into wedges lengthwise 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 stick butter, melted 1/3 cup favorite buffalo wing sauce or hot sauce 2 Tbsp fresh rosemary, minced 1/2 tsp kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper to taste Preheat oven to 400F.   Toss ingredients together in a large bowl.  Spread out on a sheet pan (optionally lined with parchment paper for way-easy cleanup). Roast for about 15 minutes.   Flip the fries over and roast for about 15 more minute...