uh huh - someone who's getting off a plane from LAX is gonna be awfully shocked later today! Blood Orange........Mezcal............Caramel............ ooohhhhh! Yup! Well, my little cookbook of sorts, boringly entitled December 2016, is coming together now. I'll have to think of a more clever moniker than that! It's a darned good thing I haven't actually eaten every one of these recipes already this month - well, hmmm, let me think about … [Read more...]
Day 15 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles – The Maialino Olive Oil Cake with Cookie Crumb and Sugared Cranberry Topping
one faux-pas turns into a completely different dessert! Today's a story of turning lemons into lemonade - well, I think I should find a more seasonal version of that little phrase, shouldn't I? Here is a little story about the importance of mis-en-place - and not talking incessantly while you're trying to bake......... Wow, it is frightful outside this morning. It is 27F and the wind is blowing hard. Old Man Winter is trying to sneak in a … [Read more...]
Day 14 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Harkening Back To Craig and Pierre – The Cognac-Scented White Chocolate and Chestnut Soufflé
photo courtesy Washal's blog (no photo from Craig and Pierre) Follow your nose from a photo? This morning I caught a glimpse of this photo and everything else went sailing from my mind. Such is the power of such an evocative shot. Wouldn't you eat this for breakfast? In keeping with the season, my nostalgic journeying wouldn't be complete without harkening back to two of my favorite New York Times food people - Craig Claiborne and … [Read more...]
Day 13 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – A Tale of Grandma’s 3 Cookies – A Recipe for Ribbons
photo courtesy cookingwithsugar.com Each year at this time I go deep into my memory of my Grandmother's kitchen. She and her sisters were all splendid cooks and their aptitude and execution were something born of what I considered to be, then and now, miracles. Ostensibly daily, they could return from the oven with the most delectable of treats, the kind that a young child would embed into her psyche forever. I was lucky enough to be … [Read more...]
Day 12 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Hello Citrus Season! – The Orange Cheesecake with Candied Kumquats with 3 Crust Options
photo courtesy Baking Obsession It isn't lost on me that God made Citrus Season for a reason. It was made for people like me who need an extra reason to get excited - to have a selection of different fruits to experiment with and to create with during these weeks of minimal daylight and weather such as today! Like right now I'm looking overhead at the beautiful arbor in the gorgeous garden at Hotel Palazzo Murat in Positano at an … [Read more...]
Day 11 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Back into the Happy Honey Pot – Gina De Palma’s Honey and Pine Nut Tart
image courtesy William Yeoward Honey is back on my mind......... And, whether you choose this beautiful specimen or the jolly version below, don't trek on through the season without a venture, head first into the honey pot, not once, but many times, because that, as we all know, is such a happy place to "bee"........... I am a lifelong devotee of cookbooks. I am also a serious devotee of extreme nostalgia. And, as this week went on and I … [Read more...]
Day 10 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – A Gift Born of Shared Passions – Roseann Tully’s Holiday Biscotti
Well, now, it's feeling a little bit frosty this morning. I guess I need to communicate directly with Tim Cook. My iPhone location function has me in different locations - depending on which floor of the house I'm on and on the day of the week. I could be in numerous towns, one mysterious one that doesn't even exist, and different counties depending on, well, I guess a satellite somewhere. Hmmmm. I know my friends around here are … [Read more...]
Day 9 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Manuela Darling Gannser’s Cheese Fondue
yesterday in the Great Swamp … [Read more...]
Day 8 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – A Little Nostalgic Survey of Food TV – Egg Nog Trifle Dazzles
can't beat it food tv - if you don't know who they are, I'm truly sorry Today, I'm across the pond again. I do tend to wake up over there more often than not, you know. Today, I'm in the home of the proper Nog and Trifle (ooo - I like that name for something - file). Which leads me down a memory lane or two......... In this little head of mine, I reiterate, this is the time of year for extreme nostalgia. I revert to visions of my … [Read more...]
Day 7 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – The Most Bee-utiful Gift – Biscotti Fiorentini, Updated
this may not be a Christmas-y picture, but it is a vivid depiction for today's topic If you asked me what my single most coveted and all-time favorite individual food item is, I would not hesitate to say it's honey. Anyone familiar with me, this blog and my travels around knows that I go about my days coddling the bees wherever I am and tasting their offerings like some obsessed fiend. Honey, in my mind, is the most bee-utiful gift ever - … [Read more...]
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