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In the Kitchen with Polly

In the Kitchen with Polly

"It's all about the recipe!"

Author: Polly

It's all about the recipe. Really, it is. I have amassed quite a collection of recipes from my favorite cookbooks, food magazines, friends, the Internet, and more recently my adult daughters. I test every recipe I post. Some I've been cooking for years, decades even, a few I have made only a few times. I don't post mediocre recipes. I don't post good recipes. I post GREAT recipes. I started “In the Kitchen with Polly” on January 1, 2010, a joint venture between myself and my non-cooking but most excellent webmaster, proofreader, technical goddess and all-around bestie, Ratty. (Not a joke. Ratty is her chosen name. Her Mama didn’t do that to her, she did it to herself.) Last year we hit a snag. The website went up in flames. Monstrous flames. It took a long time to sort out what happened and even longer to recreate what was lost. Hundreds of pictures, gone, and every recipe we posted (300+) over the last 14 years had to be reformatted. It's done now though. I like this brighter version. Scroll through. Find something you like. There’s a search button and there are also tags to click on if you want to find a recipe for a specific food. If you need it, the print button is on the preview page and at the end of the recipe page. Enjoy! One caveat: I am not a food photographer or professional blogger. I have a cell phone, but harnessing the light and plating a dish are not skills of mine. Please don't judge a recipe by my photos. I promise your dishes will look much better IRL. Polly
45 Minute Pasta with Italian Sausage
Main DishPastaPoultryRed Meat

45 Minute Pasta with Italian Sausage

PollyAugust 30, 2024July 15, 2025

I’ve been making this pasta dish for a number of years. I think I found the original recipe in a Food and Wine Magazine because that’s where I found this photo—mine vanishing into thin air with the recent website malfunction…

Cupcake Tin Turkey Pies
AppetizersMain DishPizza and TartsPoultry

Cupcake Tin Turkey Pies

PollyAugust 20, 2024December 4, 2025

When asked what his favorite kind of pie is, my son always answered, “Meat!” and then gets those raised eyebrow, are-you-kidding-me looks from Americans not familiar with Great British cooking 🙂 Meat pies are one of the delicious cornerstones of…

Butternut Squash : Little Pieces of Heaven
FallGluten FreeSeasonalSide DishesVeganVeggies

Butternut Squash : Little Pieces of Heaven

PollyAugust 3, 2024August 28, 2025

No one ever makes this recipe when I suggest it to them, EVER.   The recipe is just so…odd.  Mere mortals can’t put the ingredients together in their head and have any idea about how GOOD butternut squash tastes when…

Cookie Cups for Ice Cream Sundaes, of course!
Cookies & BarsIce Creams & SorbetsSweets

Cookie Cups for Ice Cream Sundaes, of course!

PollyJuly 30, 2024July 15, 2025

Want a REALLY good ice cream sundae? Ice-cream, fresh fruit, whipped cream, chocolate shavings, maybe a few sliced almonds—in a Cookie Cup! The Cookie Cup transforms a familiar, really good dessert a to a special, really great dessert. People swoon.…

Banana Cream Pie
FruitsPies & TartsSweetsVegetarian

Banana Cream Pie

PollyJuly 23, 2024August 5, 2025

The first memory I have of my son helping me cook, was him slicing bananas for Banana Cream Pie. It quickly became one of his favorite foods, and 30 years later it still is 🙂 This pie has to be…

Traditional English Scones, Yorkshire Edition
BreadsBreakfast & BrunchMuffins

Traditional English Scones, Yorkshire Edition

PollyJuly 21, 2024August 5, 2025

This picture is a bit embarrassing. Classic British Scones are neater, straighter, and slightly smaller than the ones pictured here 🙂 When British people talk about scones, what they are picturing is a simple raisin scone. The one alternative to…

NOT a Boring Cheesecake
FruitsPies & TartsSauces, Dips & SpreadsSweetsVegetarian

NOT a Boring Cheesecake

PollyJuly 21, 2024August 6, 2025

My younger daughter is the Queen of Cheesecake around here. She loves her cheesecakes, and has amassed quite a collection of hits: Bourbon Peach Streusel Cheesecake; Boozy Nutty Pumpkin Cheesecake; Cappuccino Fudge Cheesecake; and S’mores Cheesecake! She calls this cheesecake—my…

Chocolate Covered Strawberries
AppetizersAsst Holidays & EventsFruitsGluten FreeSummerSweetsVegetarian

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

PollyJuly 20, 2024August 28, 2025

Chocolate Covered Strawberries are not just for Valentine’s Day! They are so quick and easy to make that they could be your go-to potluck dessert dish 🙂 Most people like them, and their eyes light up when they see them…

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It's all about the recipe—really, it is! I have amassed quite a collection of recipes from my favorite cookbooks, food magazines, friends, the Internet, and more recently my adult daughters. I test every recipe I post. Some I've been cooking for years, decades even, and a few I have made only a few times. I don't post mediocre recipes. I don't post good recipes. I post GREAT recipes! When I find a recipe I LOVE, I can't wait to share it. I started In the Kitchen with Polly on January 01, 2010, a joint venture between myself and my non-cooking but most excellent webmaster, proofreader, technical goddess and all-around bestie, ratty (not a joke—ratty is her chosen nickname—her Mama didn’t do that to her, she did it to herself!). Last year we hit a snag—the website went up in monstrous flames. It took a long time to sort out what happened and even longer to recreate what was lost. Hundreds of pictures gone, and every recipe we posted (300+) over the last 14 years had to be reformatted, many pictures retaken. It's done now though, and we are back! I like this brighter version :) Scroll through! Find something you like, and let's get cooking! There’s a search button and there are also tags to click on if you want to find a recipe for a specific food. If you need it, the print button is on the preview page and at the end of each post.

Enjoy!

polly

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