I can't really tell you where they came from. All I'll say is that I may or may not have smuggled them from Provence. I may or may not have loved them so much in the restaurant garden that I worked in, that I may or may not have dried the seeds on the windowsil of…
In preparation for my book... I've been testing out quite a lot of recipes. These I like to call "Bananas Foster Cupcakes," because they celebrate cream and rum and cake in three lavish bites. (There's cream inside!)
I've discovered that to get a truly unbiased opinion on a recipe, it is best to set it in the…
I am a tad obsessed with apple picking. I have spent many minutes rallying people to go with me on an apple picking adventure. Those that always resist are male… something in their nature doesn’t desire a day of frolicking in an orchard with a basket and a long pole, and eating apples until your…
Today, we make this:
One fruit, so many possibilities. Quince granita, quince pâté de fruits, quince soup, poached quince, quince jelly, quince sauce, quince fritters...oh wait...
They are one of my favorite fruits. Look how nice and pink they become when you cook them, a soothing glamorous pink.
But they start off this color. Green with a hint of yellow.…
"I just found the best bundt cake recipe in the entire United States," so said my grandmother as she handed me a piece... she tends to modify recipes often, adding a bit of this and that along the way. Some yogurt here, some honey there. So you're never quite sure how it got to be…
Tis the season for rhubarb. This is a rhubarb chutney recipe I developed while at Gramercy Tavern which we used on the spring cheese plate. You'll notice that the sweet and sour components of the rhubarb bring out different qualities in the cheeses, flavors you don't get when eating the cheese alone.
“Rhubarb Chutney”
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