When we were writing our cookbook, Eat Cake Naked, Delahna Flagg and I wanted to come up with a cake for all the bacon lovers in our lives–and there are many! But we wanted to come up with a way to use bacon in a dessert that didn’t involve chocolate. So we came up with […]
This year, most of us have no choice but to break with tradition. Our Holiday celebrations will be smaller. And perhaps we won’t be seeing family or friends who live far away. But that doesn’t mean we don’t still need a Friendsgiving cocktail. And since you’re probably already loading up on stuffing, potatoes and cranberry […]
I lifted the idea of using Arborio rice to make a variation on congee, a Chinese rice porridge, from Ruth Reichl’s My Kitchen Year. The topping, however is all my own. When faced with a mountain of Thanksgiving leftovers, I thought back to that rice porridge recipe and knew that turkey congee was going to […]
When it comes to keeping wine cold, I’ve tried it all. From the Corksicle to a thermal wine bottle koozie, Some are fairly good wine coolers but in general, I’ve had varying success with wine gadgets. And then I was asked to try the Vinglacé wine chiller. I’m now convinced is the world’s best wine cooler. […]
Did you know that cranberries are aphrodisiac? This time of year, I get cranberries on the brain. I LOVE cranberries. (And did you know that cranberries are aphrodisiac?) Each year, a friend from the Plymouth area–that’s right, like the Pilgrims–sends us berries from their family’s bogs. They’re beautiful berries, sometimes of several varieties. I try […]
Many of us have uplifting memories of a steaming cup of hot cocoa served to us as a child. Perhaps it came from a powdery packet with mini marshmallows added in. Or perhaps your mother stood over the stove with a bar of chocolate and a pan of milk, stirring until the melting bar turned […]
Winter cocktails are one of my favorite drinks categories. They’re the drinks version of comfort food. I particularly love a recipe for a hot cocktail that walks the line between decadent and refreshing. And I found everything I wanted in this spiked apple cider recipe from Partida Tequila. Love hot chocolate cocktails? Don’t miss this […]
You think you know avocado toast? True, this humble breakfast with avocado has become a staple on the menus of America’s most hip hotels and restaurants. But I’ll bet you’ve never experienced a recipe for avocado toast quite like mine. Not so sure? Try it and I think you might even say it’s the best […]
A gin cocktail for the winter months We’re always looking for creative ways to use warming spices like ginger in our cooking. So when the makers of Jaisalmer Gin offered us this ginger and rosemary-infused twist on a gin gimlet recipe, we knew immediately that we had to share this cocktail recipe.
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