enthusiasm unbridled

So neat: They Draw and Cook. Recipes illustrated by artists around the world. 

The NY Times goes DIY with good-looking recipes for chocolate-hazelnut paste, maple vinegar, tomato chili jam and more. 

Excited about Communal Table, a new series of cookbooks about sharing the love of eating and gathering together. Illustrated by Caroline Hwang. $18, soft cover, 32 pages. 

My Cooking Diary: a beautiful (and interactive) collection of photographs, recipes, illustrations and notes about food (though I wish it was more search-able).

My kind of edible: ricotta and peach crostini with pistachios [NY Times]

Ming makes cupcakes, and posts pictures and recipes of them on his site, MING MAKES CUPCAKES.

… sound good right about now. (recipe via smittenkitchen)

Pumpkin Waffles
Adapted from several sources

2½ cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
2¼ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
4 large eggs, separated
2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted

Vegetable oil for brushing waffle iron or cooking spray

Accompaniment: warm pure maple syrup

Preheat oven to 250°F and preheat waffle iron.

Sift together flour, brown sugar, baking powder and soda, salt, and spices.

Whisk egg yolks in a large bowl with buttermilk, pumpkin, and butter until smooth. Whisk in dry ingredients just until smooth.

In a mixing bowl with a whisk attachment, whisk the egg whites until they hold soft peaks (as in, far soften than the over-beaten whites you’ll see in my picture above). Folk them gently into the waffle batter, until just combined.

Brush waffle iron lightly with oil and spoon batter (about 2 cups for four 4-inch Belgian waffles) into waffle iron, spreading quickly. Cook according to manufacturer’s instructions.

Transfer waffles to rack in oven to keep warm and crisp. Make more waffles in same manner.

(pumpkin waffles via smittenkitchen)