Spices and Herbs January 2, 2020January 2, 2020admin Comment As we ring in the New Year, it’s time to clear the slate and get a new start once more. The Jewish people [...]
New Year’s Buffet December 26, 2019December 27, 2019admin Comment Today, the day after all the Christmas festivities, may not be the time to think of more parties and festivities—but for most of [...]
James Beard’s New Year’s Eve Party December 21, 2019December 21, 2019admin Comment There are many reasons why James Beard is considered one of the great gastronomes in modern history; great food of course, but also [...]
Christmas Dinner December 20, 2019December 20, 2019admin Comment Every Christian country has its special observances and foods for the feasts of Christmastime. In America we have blended a great many of [...]
Christmas Eve December 18, 2019December 18, 2019admin Comment We waited anxiously in the warm car at the corner of 28th Street and Utica for the Greyhound bus that was bringing Grandma [...]
Chocolate Fix December 16, 2019admin Comment A while back a friend sent me a recipe by e-mail for a Dangerous Chocolate Cake in a Mug. A very interesting recipe; [...]
Sweet Holiday December 10, 2019December 10, 2019admin Comment This is the season of sweets. Cookies, candies, cakes and pies; trifles and truffles, confections of all descriptions are being turned out in [...]
Baking For Christmas December 9, 2019December 9, 2019admin Comment I am still baking for Christmas. I know I have written about organizing and doing Christmas cooking way ahead and having a less [...]
Christmas Traditions December 9, 2019December 10, 2019admin Comment During a discussion at brunch, a group of us were discussing Christmas traditions. It started because it’s so close to Christmas and many [...]
Thanksgiving November 8, 2019November 8, 2019admin Comment It snowed two days ago–enough to cover the lawn with 3 inches of the fresh white stuff. The whole appearance of my world [...]