Entries tagged with 'holidays'
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Pastiera is a dessert to grow into, after which it reveals itself as a marvel of balanced flavors and contrasting textures. I'm so glad my mom plugged away with this one because now I cannot imagine Easter without it.
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Pain perdu is a French nursery dessert. Meaning "lost bread," it reclaims day-old leftover bread and is the French answer to, aptly named, French toast. Challah is a traditional Jewish egg bread, slightly sweet and buttery, and very similar...
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There is nothing brisk about brisket: It takes four hours to cook. The good news is that all the work in this recipe takes about 30 minutes, chopping included, and then you just turn your back on the meat...
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Bûche de Noël From Jacques Torres’ A Year in Chocolate, by Jacques Torres. Ingredients 2 large eggs, at room temperature 2 large egg yolks, at room temperature 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons whole milk 2...
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While I was growing up in New York, every Sunday morning was dedicated to a fine Jewish-American tradition: the bagel store. My dad and I would wander over, up Second Avenue, and I would order mini poppy seed bagels,...
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Chocolate bark may be the easiest dessert in the world to make. All you do is melt the chocolate in a double boiler, spread onto a baking sheet, top with flavorings, and refrigerate. For this chocolate bark, I used...
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Put some holiday color on your plate, too, with Red and Green Recipes. In my opinion, everything goes well with mashed potatoes, especially in the winter when all I want is something warming and heavy and comforting. Serve these two...
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Put some holiday color on your plate, too, with Red and Green Recipes. The holidays are all about cocktails and finger food, and don't these sound fancy! But then again, the holidays are also all about illusion: a winter wonderland...
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Labeling biscotti as a "Serious Cookie" might have turned some heads, but given the lighter texture (from all the extra butter) and leavening, it's cookier than your average stick-shaped biscuit.
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Photo courtesy of Gaetan Lee on Flickr In a perfect world, you'd be able to use your favorite cookie cutters on any kind of cookie dough. But there's a reason why gingerbread men are made of gingerbread—it's a classic....
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