I make these rolls often in the summer, when my garden is overloaded with eggplant.
Vegetarian Eggplant Rolls with Savory Tomato Sauce and Fresh Ricotta Cheese
Buttermilk Cake with Fresh Strawberries and Cream
Our pastry chef, Amy Buckner, makes this cake in square pans, which gives it a unique look. Although it’s delicious with strawberries, it’s also great with a mix of seasonal berries.
Caramelized Onion Pizza with Goat Cheese and Turkey Sausage
This pizza is a favorite at Foster’s Chapel Hill Market. Sliced into small wedges, it makes a simple and unusual Thanksgiving hors d’ oeuvre.
Silky Pumpkin Pie
Inspired by the creamy, flan-type desserts that I tasted on a trip to Argentina, this pie is much smoother than classic American pumpkin pie. (Sweetened condensed milk is the secret.) The pie will keep several days in the refrigerator, but make sure to serve it warm or at room temperature.
Bourbon Pecan Pie
We’ve added bourbon to classic southern pecan pie for extra flavor; if you prefer, you can use dark rum instead. (It’s equally good without alcohol, too.) This is one of our top-selling desserts, particularly at Thanksgiving, when we make about five hundred pies!
Classic Sugar Cookies
We use this traditional dough for Christmas cookies, Valentine’s Day cookies, and more. The dough keeps beautifully, and can be cut out and decorated as you like.
Herb-Grilled Salmon with Fresh Tomato-Orange Chutney
Delicious served warm or at room temperature, this is an elegant party dish that cooks quickly. The tart tomato-orange chutney can be made several hours in advance or the day before.
Roasted Sweet Potato and Tomato Soup with Herbs
The sweet potatoes give this soup a rich creaminess, even though it contains no cream or milk. Chilled, it can be served as a starter on a warm Indian summer night.
Chocolate Whoppers
We offer these big, chewy super-chocolaty cookies at the Market daily—everyone loves them! Inspired by a similar cookie made at the SoHo Charcuterie back in the early eighties, these cookies keep well, freeze beautifully, and, since they’re soft, ship well, too.
Corn Bread Croutons
If you have leftover corn bread, try these croutons; they’re delicious on soups and salads, or with Black Bean and Yellow Rice Salad. They keep up to weeks in an airtight container.