The holidays are once again upon us so it’s an appropriate time to get your festive on.
The first time I ever had a French 75 was Christmas Eve a few years ago. The effervescence of the Champagne really opened up the juniper pine notes of the gin and the drink just smelled of Christmas. A good friend was behind the bar and was determined to make sure we were all as mirthful as possible – mission accomplished. Continue reading
Today’s baking challenge, hamantaschen. Hamantaschen are Jewish pastry that are eaten on Purim, a holiday that celebrates Esther saving the Jews from Haman, an adivsor to the Persian King who wanted to annihilate the Jews. This year, Purim will be celebrated from sundown on March 11 until March 12. Continue reading
The time of the foodening is at hand! Gorge on the flesh of big dumb birds! Eat weird crap your mom makes once a year! Pretend the pie your weird co-worker brings to the holiday potluck is not repulsive! If you have any good recipes, or cooking stories, share them. I’ll start us off with a cranberry bread recipe. Continue reading
Every summer I buy green tomatoes. Every summer I say I’m going to deep fry them. Every summer I get randomly intimidated by the idea, and I don’t.
This summer, I finally did.
There are some condiments that I always need to have on hand. One of them is sesame oil. Do you have some leftover chicken you want to liven up? Boom! Sesame oil. Do you want a fun vinaigrette? Boom! Sesame oil.
And in this recipe, pork is rubbed with spices and finished with sesame oil. Bonus? Easy wasabi barbecue sauce.
Hello January, you old so and so. Grey skies that vacillate between snow and rain, ice, sleet, and hail. We know what your game is.
But guess what we have to fight against you? Soup. Delicious, simple, and comforting soup. Continue reading
I love recipes where I get to write, “the hardest part of this process is finding a place to put the second cookie sheet.”
And that’s the case here. Hello, easy-to-make homemade bagels!
However, this recipe was a little odd, because I had help from my paternal grandmother – who passed away in 1998. Continue reading
In my neck of the woods, we have an annual celebration of all things maple in the spring. It’s called the Maple Festival, and as I walked the parade route with friends admiring horses, I smelled the maple sap boiling. Continue reading
I love homemade pretzels. Whether they’re rods, bites or twists, they’re the perfect warm and savory snack.
Or a meal, in the case of this recipe. Hello, fifty pretzels! Hello, spicy cheddar dip! Continue reading
There are things in this world that I just don’t understand. From right wing politics, to social injustice – to the lack of Law and Order on cable stations.*
The world is a mystery.
And one of those mysteries is, why do people put massive amounts of cream in “cream” soups? Continue reading
