Vanessa of What Geeks Eat warms the cool fall air in Wisconsin with one of the hardiest breakfast foods out there, biscuits and gravy. This savory dish always reminds me of long road trips and an early morning breakfast at a random truck stop off the highway. It also reminds me of home, and eating at the Denver Diner. Oh, how I crave the succulent buttermilk biscuits and spicy sausage gravy. Vanessa posted her recipe, but for the vegetarians out there, you can easily substitute a pack of ground veggie sausage and add a dash of cooking oil to make it richer.... More

Aun Koh's blog may be called Chubby Hubby, but this week a more appropriate title would have been "chunky monkey." When, after a few weeks of testing, his wife, S., had finally perfected her banana cake recipe, she still had a stockpile of bananas reminiscent of "a gorilla about to face a harsh winter." She incorporated the bananas into banana ice cream and sandwiched them between little brownie cookies, which Aun dubbed "crownies." The results were little treats that could satisfy King Kong's sweet tooth.... More

Sometimes it takes an outside perspective to remind you of how great you have it. In this instance, I'm talking about pumpkin. Aran of Cannelle et Vanille didn't grow up on pumpkin pie, but as soon as she moved to the States, she "immediately fell in love and to this day, pumpkin pie is [her] favorite part of the American holidays." An homage to the pie that stole her heart, these Pumpkin and Gingerbread Ice Cream Sandwiches bookend fresh roasted pumpkin ice cream with sugary gingerbread squares. They prove that spin-offs can be as good as the original.... More

Sabra spent a whole day watching her friend's mother make stuffed Indian breads from scratch. But she wrote about that just to make her Cookbook Catchall readers jealous. As appeasement, she offers the method for her Eggs Poha, a fried egg perched on a cake of spiced, flattened rice. It's Indian food "that is eminently doable by the layperson," she says. Picture perfect.... More

I'm trying to cook at home a bit more these days. (The economy, you know?) And one of the easiest meals to whip up quickly is, of course, a pasta dish. French Revolution's bechamel-based Wagon Wheels with Sauce Roquefort recipe is so simple and quick that you won't think twice about using your favorite jarred sauce. Note: SE intern extraordinaire Kerry Saretsky is the force behind French Revolution. Kerry usually writes the Blogwatch entries and is much too modest to toot her own horn, so I'm doing it for her today. Or, as Erin put it, "Who Blogwatches the Blogwatcher?"... More

Jeanette Ordas of Everybody Likes Sandwiches just bought a cheap Japanese mandoline, which led to her "skillz," which led to her confidence to copy Vancouver's Crave's goat cheese and apple omelette, which culminated in her "serious style" with this apple-and-cheese omelette. Finally, a totally new way to use all those apples. Looks like everybody likes omelettes.... More

Lisa Fain, the Homesick Texan, may wax nostalgic for her home state's fair, but she refuses to go without just because she lives in New York. While pining for Fletcher's corny dogs, she develops a recipe of her own: use turkey or tofu dogs, or add jalapeños or chipotles to the corn bread batter. But she makes hers plain and old-fashioned, much like she'd always had at the Texas State Fair: "And that’s the best thing about corny dogs; no matter how old you are they always make you feel like you’re a kid again." Who says fried food on a stick isn't the best thing ever?... More

Rebecca of Ezra Pound Cake makes the most of the Indian Summer with a smoky Southwestern Mahi Mahi from the surf-and-turf she made for her husband’s birthday. Her rendition of Bobby Flay’s Barbecued Mahi-Mahi with Yellow Pepper-Cilantro Pesto, made with "Spanish paprika, ancho chile powder, cumin, and chile de arbol powder" is "a lightning-quick, delicious entrée that takes less than 10 minutes on the grill." After a glimpse at this picture, how can you not dive right in to the surf in this surf-and-turf?... More

Béa, of La Tartine Gourmande, is from Lorraine, which should make her an expert on quiche. Except, she hates Quiche Lorraine! Manipulating the classic French quiche into something lighter for the early fall, she used the ingredients one should use in quiche: whatever is in the fridge. For a gourmande like herself, that happened to be: organic leeks, Danish blue cheese, and Zebra tomatoes. Et voila. The perfect quiche, a "spontaneous" recipe that turned out "simple and lovely."... More

Prudy of Prudence Pennywise wanted a dark and spooky snack while reading the vampiric Twilight series (how very of the moment!). A little food for thought, if you will. Something she could devour as quickly as the novel. The result: Chocolate Buttermilk Cookies, crowned with candy corn, which Prudy describes as "brownie-ish." What’s more, according to her estimate, these cookies can be created for just around $3. These cookies make me wonder why vampires crave blood, when really, there is so much chocolate to lust after!... More