BUTTERMILK CHOCOLATE CAKE If you need a Valentine’s Day cake, be sure to make it chocolate! It’s not only traditional, it’s good for you. Theobromine is a naturally occurring compound simila...Read More
BAKED CHICKEN PAPRIKA Another week-night, another chicken dinner. Here’s one that’s spicy and a bit hot—and you already probably have everything you need to put it together. Chicken thighs m...Read More
BRAISED PINEAPPLE WITH BROWN SUGAR SAUCE This is one of those go-to desserts that always hits the right note. Besides being delicious, pineapples are usually available year ‘round, not too difficu...Read More
SHRIMP GRATIN Gratin often speaks to creamy cheesy potatoes, delicately sauced fish or baked vegetable casseroles. But “gratin” really only means covered in something crunchy, or savory or crisp...Read More
CHAMOY SAUCE—a condiment for almost anything A dessert condiment? Fudgy chocolate sauce—sweet, sticky strawberry syrup maybe. Now here’s a Mexican sauce that’s not only sweet with frui...Read More
SWEET BUTTERMILK BREAKFAST BISCUITS A nice way to start the new year—with a sweet morning biscuit with your coffee. Yet another good reason to keep a quart of buttermilk in the fridge—al...Read More
BOXING DAY DINNER What a great tradition this one has evolved into—from a day off and a gift box for the servants, to a day off and almost no need for food prep for anybody. The day after Chri...Read More
BEETS WITH ORANGE GLAZE Always good to find something delicious, low calorie, and filled with vitamins and minerals. Well, here’s a great choice—beets. Sometimes called a Super-food, beets...Read More
PORK WITH APPLES AND PANCETTA An easy, but very tasty entrée found in a mid-60’s cookbook for brides. Suggested as a dinner party dish—a few fancy ingredients, a few defined cooking steps, an...Read More
COCA COLA CAKE The Fifties are having a moment—-fondue pots in every kitchen, aspic salads, big hair, big tail fins on two-tone cars, Elvis, and Coca Cola Cake. A sweet, very, very chocolate l...Read More