If you ever want to make anything with fresh cherries, you have to have one of these. For sanity's sake, get a spring-action cherrystone remover. Then you'll be all set to whip up a Spectacularly Delicious Clafouti with cherries. Therefore to save stomach, esophagus and our life from the cialis in usa fatal occurrence of reflux diseases we need to diagnose which product … [Read more...]
POSOLE VERDE WITH MINI QUESADILLA CROUTONS
This recipe for Posole Verde hearkens back to my days in Mexico City, in the Super Olga Ochenta y Tres! show. Followers of this blog may tire of hearing about Super Olga. Sorry, but I'll never tire of telling tales of Mexico's Numero Uno Super Estrella. And this is her last mention in this post anyway. Posole is a savory soup made with big old hominy corn kernels. … [Read more...]
DECORATING CAKES WITH FLOWERS — WIN A STEM GEM PRIZE!
What's prettier than a cake decorated with flowers? A rhetorical question of course, but the Taj Mahal, Jeff Aquilon as photographed by Bruce Weber in the late '70s and your own newborn baby are equally acceptable answers. But India is a long way off, it's been 30 years since Jeff hung up his Speedos as captain of Pepperdine's water polo team and making a baby … [Read more...]
GOOD AND EVIL CARROT PICKLES
The "good" in this pickle is a creidt to the noble carrot -- so healthy! The "evil" lurking within is ultra-hot habañero peppers. The cheery red color of the slender pepper slices look oh so innocent, rolled up as they are in the centers of the pretty little carrot flowers. And with the sweet pickling solution their incendiary flavor doesn't reveal itself right away. But like … [Read more...]
ETON MESS
This recipe for Eton Mess is part of my self-improvement project to familiarize myself with Great Britain. You'd think I'd I know stuff from all those books and movies and TV shows. Sadly, having only spent three short days in London quite some time ago I am woefully ignorant. The little first-hand experience I gleaned was taking in the latest Alan Ayckbourn comedy followed … [Read more...]
DEVILED OYSTERS
This recipe for Deviled Oysters was inspired by the inimitable Starfish Oyster Bed and Grill in Toronto where reigning World Oyster Opening Champion Patrick McMurray offers a dazzling array of the freshest, most succulent oysters nightly. Nirvana on a bed of shaved ice. Last weekend Gena Bone and I went to visit her daughter and my god daughter Carson, a junior at the … [Read more...]
VANILLA PEAR JAM
Here's another great jam recipe developed for the new Ball FreshTECH jam and jelly maker, which I reviewed earlier in the post on Strawberry Lemon Marmalade. VANILLA PEAR JAM MADE WITH THE BALL FRESHTECH JAM AND JELLY MAKER Makes 4 half-pint jars 2 lbs. fresh ripe pears (enough to yield 2 2/3 c. of crushed fruit) 1 vanilla bean 1/8 teaspoon real vanilla extract 3 … [Read more...]
STRAWBERRY LEMON MARMALADE WITH THE NEW BALL FRESHTECH!
UPDATE: The Ball FreshTECH is now available on the Ball site. Here is the recipe for Strawberry Lemon Marmalade made with the Ball FreshTECH. You can also do it in the regular, stove -top fashion. Follow a basic strawberry jam recipe (using the correct ratios of sugar and fruit; use 1 lemon for every four 1/2 pints of marmalade). Add the boiled lemon rind strips after … [Read more...]
BEHIND THE TIMES AT THE NEW YORK TIMES
Last Wednesday's NYT Dining section led with "Must Have? Think Again," a misguided, ill-informed indictment of specialized cookware and kitchen gadgets. Friends and associates of the writer William "Biff" Grimes paint themselves as victims of insidious tools and appliances that threaten to undermine their "pro" status. The screed kicks … [Read more...]
BLOOD ORANGE MARMALADE
I don't know about other former Bed & Breakfast owners, but our reason for letting go of East Hampton's celebrated Georgica Bend B&B wasn't the reason most people always assume. "It must have been a lot of work!" is the general feeling. Sure it was work, but who's afraid of that? No, the fear was financial. It's nerve-wracking to make a go … [Read more...]