Hi Friends,

Remember that cheater's croissant dough recipe we made in early summer? This week I used the dough to make morning buns, following the recipe from Tartine: Revised Edition, and while they didn't immediately transport me back to my favorite cafe, they turned out very well, and the children were very, very happy.

The buns reheated well on multiple mornings, and with every reheat, the kitchen filled with the smell of cinnamon and orange zest. Heaven! I'm hoping to post the recipe soon.

This week, I also made lots of broiled broccoli, following a method I shared in this newsletter a few months ago. I wish it were more photogenic, because it's the kind of recipe I want everyone to make—it calls for 3 ingredients, can be assembled ahead of time, cooks in 7 minutes, and is the tastiest broccoli I make.

Any leftovers are delicious with your morning eggs:

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Here in the Northeast, expected rain and high winds have canceled many of the weekend activities. Time to turn on the oven! 🍞🥐🍏🍎🎃

Cheater's Croissant Dough

PS: It doesn't look like much, but this brown butter orzo risotto, from Sally Schneider's A New Way to Cook, comes together in 11 minutes and is so, so tasty. It's a great one to turn to when you need something fast and substantial.

Review of the Week

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Bolzano Apple Cake

"I love this recipe! I have made it many times, and it is always a hit and ends with everyone wanting the recipe. "

— Alejandra

PS: Two More Fave Apple Recipes to Try:

Teddie's Apple Cake (So simple, made with oil not butter, so, so very good.)

Overhead shot of Teddie's apple cake with a slice missing.

Apple Orchard Muffins (Made with all of my favorite things... also oil not butter, buttermilk, maple syrup, turbinado sugar (for the top), love love love)

Apple orchard muffins with turbinado sugar crust.

7 More Recipes to Make Right Now

Roasted Sweet Potato Fall Salad

Butternut Squash Sauce + Pasta: one of my children’s favorites, very fast, very tasty:

Roasted Eggplant Lasagna: I made this lasagna this week with Marcella's Fresh Tomato Sauce. I omitted the greens (didn't have any on hand) and added some browned sweet Italian sausage (cleaning out the fridge!). It was so, so tasty.

Roasted eggplant lasagna, just baked on a cooling rack.

Cauliflower couscouswith almonds, herbs, and dried cherries: The Joshua McFadden recipe that introduced me to the wonders of cauliflower couscous:

Charred Broccoli with Almonds, Dates, and Cheddar

Baked Spaghetti Squash with Garlicky Chickpeas (plus a review: the right way to cut/cook spaghetti squash)

cacio e pepe spaghetti squash with stewy chickpeas

Honey Mustard Baked Chicken: This is my Great Aunt Rene's recipe, and it's a staple during the school year for its easy preparation and its reception

These honey-baked chicken legs are all about the sauce, a mixture of honey and mustard, curry powder and mango chutney, which thickens and concentrates during the hour or so spent in the oven. It's the kind of thing that is nearly impossible not to pick up off the plate with your hands, gnaw at the bone, lick your fingers when you're finished. // alexandracooks.com

Farm Share Friends:

... it's here! The season of ALL the greens, herbs, radishes, and more. While I am no longer updating The Farm Share Newsletter, these posts from previous years may be helpful: