I don't know exactly how cranberry sauce came to be such an integral part of the Thanksgiving meal. What I do know is that it acts as a prefect sweet-tart palate cleanser to break up the otherwise savory components of...
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Hmm, this might be something to try tomorrow morning, no? Why don't you grab the ingredients this evening? —Ed. I have to confess, I tend to be an obsessive recipe follower when cooking something for the first time. I think...
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The bulk of my food shopping gets done in two places: farmers' markets for produce, and fancy gourmet markets for the rest. I am content with the knowledge that the vast majority of the food that comes into my kitchen...
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Let's start the weekend right—with a cocktail recipe from Paul Clarke (The Cocktail Chronicles). Need more than one? Hit up the archives. Cheers! It’s looking like a rum kind of weekend. This week had us brushing up against the 90s...
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My mussel consumption has fallen drastically since I moved away from the East Coast. What used to be a dinner at least two to three times a month has now turned into something I only eat two to three...
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- makes 16 cookies - Ingredients 4 ounces shredded coconut 4 egg whites 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted 1/2 teaspoon vanilla Procedure 1. Beat egg whites until stiff. Add sugar gradually and blend. 2. Add vanilla and beat until light...
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What to do with two limes on the verge of expiration? Seriously, they didn't even look like limes anymore, but more like deformed green balls of death. Not to worry—they still turned out to be exceptional in this Key...
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Soup with rice in it is not unusual. There's chicken rice, tomato rice, and turkey rice, to name just a few. But who's ever heard of soup with a side of rice? Probably no one, aside from those who regularly...
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- makes about 1 quart - Adapted from Nightly Specials by Michael Lomonaco. Don't know what to pair this sorbet with? Read my recommendations along with other à la mode alternatives. Ingredients 8 ounces sweetened coconut milk 1/2 cup shredded,...
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Whenever someone tells me they're afraid to tackle French pastry or that they certainly don't have the courage to attempt replicating anything from a famous pastry chef, I give them this recipe for coconut domes. The cookies have only four...
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