Serious Eats - seriouseats.com

Portuguese - my husband's family is from Portugal, and he still gets nostalgic about the things his grandmother would make.

ruth reichl's new york cheesecake

the sour cream chocolate cake from baking illustrated reigns supreme in this house.

my recipe says to "roll into a 1" diameter snake, cut into 1/4" disks" of course, the first sheet, I didn't leave enough space between them - making an 11"x17" sheet of super-ugly, super-yummy uber-cookie.

Scalloped Yukon Gold and Sweet Potato Gratin with Fresh Herbs

I traditionally roast some the day after Thanksgiving for use in leftover turkey sandwiches...

The Silver Palate's Corn Bread-Sausage Stuffing With Apples

I haven't been able to top Ruth Reichl's cheesecake recipe yet.

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/001199.html

I've been considering a recipe or two that require miso soup as an ingredient.. this sounds like the most likely way I'd make one of them!

Pasta Carbonara - it's our current favorite fast and easy dinner

Denver area - the only "predictable" baking fix I've done is for cookies - I bump the oven up 25 degrees and pull them out a few minutes earlier than the recipe calls for. (it's something to do with the leavening acting faster here?)

I've had good success with bread and cake recipes with no modifications.