The original, true, unadulterated recipe for this salad is from my mom. The salad itself is not controversial, although the recipe does carry a little baggage. You see, a while back the recipe was submitted and printed by a highly respected, large circulation food magazine. The accompanying story gave Mary Pat her full due, complete with a description of how … [Read more...]
CHOCOLATE AND BLOOD ORANGE MOUSSE
And what the heck, let's throw in a lemon granita to give this icy phantasmagoria a bit more panache. Serving them in the the citrus shells subtly announces, "Hey, this is truly special and was pretty intricate to create." You want the food to announce that... it would be unseemly to actually give voice to those sentiments. The chocolate … [Read more...]