Redolent with heady spices calling to mind the gifts of the Magi, this spiced peach jam recipe will carry you through the twelve days of Christmas and beyond. Infused with star anise, cloves and cinnamon stick, spiced peach jam can start lively conjecture on which of the three kings would have brought these spices to honor the savior born … [Read more...]
Archives for 2010
BAY SCALLOP GRATINS: A SCALLOPALOOZA OF FIVE FABULOUS RECIPES
For we lucky East Enders bay scallop season is still in full swing. Sweet, fresh, innocent and tender, get 'em while you can folks. Freshly shucked with a pinch of salt and a dribble of citrus is a great way to go. But why stop there? Time to start thinking about using these cuties in more substantial preparations, adding a little heft. Why not go … [Read more...]
RECIPE: GRATINS OF BAY SCALLOPS, FIVE VARIATIONS
From James Peterson's Fish & Shellfish: Mushroom, Spinach and Saffron Cream, and Smoked Salmon with Balsamic Vinaigrette Gratins. Spectacularly Delicious originals: Miso Butter Scallop Gratin and Cauliflower Gruyère Gratin. Each recipe makes about 1/2 cup or so of topping, enough to cover 3-5 shells, with 2-3 bay scallops in each. MUSHROOM TOPPING 1/4 … [Read more...]
ART DECO CHRISTMAS COOKIES: THE CHRYSLER BUILDING
If you can't come to New York City for the holidays, why not bring a little of Manhattan chic to your holiday cookies plate? These Chrysler Building sugar cookies in all their art deco splendor could be just the thing. This clever cutter was in a set of NYC architectural landmarks I got ages ago. Never throw out a cookie cutter! You never know... When the time … [Read more...]
PEACH MELON PIGNOLI JAM
One of my favorite maxims (and one some find most irritating) is to tell people to remind me to do things only when I am acutally in a position to do them. For instance "Remember to pick up the dry cleaning Thursday" isn't worth much to me on Tuesday. Tell me on Thursday when I am heading out the door. So now I'm breaking one of my own … [Read more...]
SABLES LIBERACE: FRENCH BUTTER COOKIES
Breathless with the news of a Liberace bio-pic in the works (Starring Michael Douglas! Directed by Steven Soderberg!! Matt Damon as Scott Thorson!!!) a celebration was in order. So I found myself drawn once again to Liberace Cooks! As told to Carol Truax, and their recipe for Sables, the delicate French butter cookie. (If you're not … [Read more...]
BAY LEAF ROASTED NEW POTATOES: LORENZA DE’MEDICI
If ever I need to retreat to a happy place, I can turn to my well-thumbed copy of "The Renaissance of Italian Cooking" by Lorenza de'Medici. Her roasted baby potatoes, each with its own blade of bay leaf riding high across the top like a dorsal fin, makes me smile. I believe this was her first cookbook (I got it in the … [Read more...]
HERB ROASTED STRIPED BASS RECIPE
When planning a fish entree for entertaining, are you surprised that I have a few opinions and preferences on the topic? The last thing you want to serve is a slick slippery slice of something that's downed in minutes. No, fish requires extra effort to sustain interest, enjoyment and sparkling conversatoin. So I lean … [Read more...]
RECIPE: HERB ROASTED STRIPED BASS
THIS SERVED FIVE BIG BOYS GENEROUSLY 1 5lb. whole striped bass, cleaned and gutted herbs de Provence Lemons Fresh rosemary sprigs (6-8) 1 shallot 2 T. butter at room temperature s&p Do not This pharmacy shop order viagra no prescription go blindly into this matter since some people have attained negative results. You must have only 1 pill in the … [Read more...]
SCALLOPS ON THE HALF SHELL
Who could say no to fresh, sweet bay scallops served on the half shell? Ones plucked from the clean clear waters of the Peconic Bay that very morning, proudly sold by the shy 10 year-old boy who'd dredged up his impressive haul from his father's boat? Not I! In addition to a container of freshly shucked (but not … [Read more...]