NOTHING TICKLES MY TASTE BUDS more than Chocolate Mousse. I love its light, foamy texture and its rich, out-of-this-world flavor. Furthermore, mousse freezes perfectly well. This means you can schedule it for your very next dinner party. Read more » Chocolate Mousse
January 11, 2012
NOTHING TICKLES MY TASTE BUDS more than Chocolate Mousse. I love its light, foamy texture and its rich, out-of-this-world flavor. Furthermore, mousse freezes perfectly well. This means you can schedule it for your very next dinner party. Read more » Figgy Pudding
December 20, 2011
(Reposted from Dec. 3, 2010) LAST NIGHT -- and mostly out of sheer curiosity -- I made the Figgy Pudding of Christmas carol fame. I'll admit the recipe I adapted (from Dorie Greenspan) is not an easy one; it involves 18 ingredients, and also a half-hour of prep time. Make that one hour of prep if you stop to take photographs along the way, as I did. But I think the final product, pictured up top, is well worth the time. For Figgy Pudding is spicy-fruity-boozey-delicious. Furthermore, you get to flame this dessert at the table. Now that's fun! Read more » Luscious Cinnamon Rolls
December 5, 2011
DO YOU EVER DREAM ABOUT FOOD? I do. In fact, as I slept last Saturday night, visions of the most amazing cinnamon rolls danced in my head. They were soft. They were gooey. They were...well, something I had to make the following morning: Read more » Recipe: Pumpkin Muffins
October 13, 2011
CAN I CONVINCE YOU to make these pumpkin muffins? They are moist, light, scented with clove; the cinnamon and sugar tops are deliciously-crispy. And need I remind you that pumpkin is rich in beta carotene? They are a cinch to make: Read more » Apples in Jack Daniels Custard
October 9, 2011
I HAD GREAT FUN INVENTING A NEW RECIPE THIS WEEK: oven baked apple slices, suspended in a creamy, Jack Daniels-enriched custard. This is a dessert that defines the phrase love at first bite: Read more » Recipe: Banana Cream Pie
August 29, 2011
BEFORE MY RECENT TRIP TO THE WEST COAST, reader Brigid asked if I had a recipe for “real” Banana Cream Pie (meaning no instant-pudding allowed). I found such a recipe in my 42-year-old Betty Crocker cookbook, and sent it to her. But the story didn’t end there. For I dreamed about Banana Cream Pie that… Read more »
Summer Pudding
July 20, 2011
TWO THINGS INSPIRED ME TO MAKE SUMMER PUDDING. First, I’d harvested my white currants recently, and wanted to use them in some fascinating way (although you can certainly make the pudding without any currants at all). Next, we’re in the midst of a hellish heatwave here, and this pudding — a cool concoction of fresh… Read more »
