Go to Recipe Go to Video Impromptu meals are one of my favorite kinds for neighbors or friends, visitors who arrive early or are hungrier than they expected to be. And then there are the meals that are planned but a day is much busier than expected. In either case there is often little time …
Go to Recipe Go to Video JUST A LITTLE APPLE, PEAR, SUGAR AND FLOUR MAKE YOUR DAY Oh, how we long for spring and summer fruits, but there is no way to hurry the season. So let us turn to our beloved winter fruits which, thanks to hearty varieties and excellent cold storage techniques, are …
Go to Recipe Go to Video BISCOTTI BONGIORNO! THE GREAT DUNKING COOKIE Biscotti …the very words speak of gondolas, rolling Tuscan hillsides, an elegant glass of Vin Santo, a waft of freshly made espresso. It isn’t Google; It’s the Italian Baker Biscotti are the cookies of Italy, the stuff of dreams, the perfect sweet everything. …
Go to Recipe Go to Video Each year as spring arrives with its bouquets of daffodils and hyacinths, its early tulips and clear sunshine, faithful Christians begin to celebrate the Easter season. The celebration takes on different guises, but it almost always includes fasting, eschewing rich foods in order to focus on more spiritual subjects. …
Go to Recipe Go to Video What better warm, salty-sweet tidbit to offer guests than an almond-stuffed date that has been wildly sauteed in olive oil then seasoned with fleur de sel? There isn’t one. This very fast, very simple delight transforms a simple amuse bouche (appetizer) into a feast. Sweet History The date has …
