Better late than never…so here is the recipe for the Double Apple Pie I served at Thanksgiving this year. But please don’t wait until Thanksgiving to make this! It’s that good! Vodka in the pastry makes for a very flaky crust! Wanted to get this up before we move into Hanukkah, Christmas and 2017! Double…
Louisiana Bread Pudding and Whiskey Sauce
As promised, here is the easy recipe for the luscious and so comforting Louisiana Bread Pudding and Whisky Sauce, one of the desserts I offered at our Thanksgiving feast this year. I made it for years every Thanksgiving when we were living in Chicago, but once we moved to Maryland I don’t recall making it for…
Ruth’s Angel Biscuits
Biscuits are not one of my favorite things. However, they are a favorite of my older son, and when I asked if he had any requests for our Thanksgiving dinner this year he suggested biscuits. Accommodating as I tend to be, especially if it is a food request, and even moreso if it is a…
Pear Champagne Viniagrette Dressing
The festive salad (with the addition of persimmon slices and pomegranate seeds) I prepared for our Thanksgiving menu this year was dressed in a vinaigrette dressing . But not just any vinaigrette dressing. Our son and daughter-in-law from San Francisco came in a few days before Thanksgiving . Aside from being able to avoid “nightmare traffic”,…
Thanksgiving 2016
I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! It was a very special Thanksgiving at our home this year! Our sons and their girlfriends, fiancees, wives (yes!) were seated at our table! This past year both couples were married, and we feel truly blessed to welcome our daughters-in-law as official members of our family. We couldn’t be…
Lasagne with Ragu
This luscious lasagne comes from Frances Mayes’ The Tuscan Sun Cookbook, a favorite Italian cookbook of mine. The lasagne pasta is layered with ragu, (meat sauce), besciamella (béchamel sauce), Parmigiano-Reggiano, and shredded mozzarella, and topped with toasted breadcurmbs. Delizioso!!! I have made this ragu recipe in the past and it is wonderful, but since I…
Pumpkin Bread Re-revisited!
With Thanksgiving quickly approaching I made my annual batch of pumpkin bread. Because it freezes so well I could scratch one item off the list for Thanksgiving weekend. While the original recipe calls for making it in a loaf pan, I have also made it in a square pan when necessity…
Dorie Greenspan’s Cookies and Kindness Campaign
This morning I listened to a live interview on facebook with Dorie Greenspan, well known cookbook author and baker extraordinaire. If you are a cookie lover/eater/baker you will enjoy the link below. In it Dorie reveals her newest peanut butter cookie featured in her most recent cookbook, Dorie’s Cookies, as well as her new project, #cookiesandkindness…
Pappardelle with Baby Bella Mushrooms and Garlic
Two nights ago I was hungry for pasta. I needed a quick fix and then I spotted the leftover container of sautéed mushrooms from dinner the night before in the fridge. They were leftover because I had decided to cook the entire large container of organic “baby bella” mushrooms purchased at Costco earlier that week….
Babette Friedman’s Apple Cake
Today marks two weeks since we celebrated our son and daughter-in-law’s fantastic wedding held at the Rancho Valencia Resort north of San Diego! It was a beautiful, joyous, and fun-filled weekend shared with close friends and family, and truly was a reflection of them and the love they share. Rancho Valencia’s Mediterranean-inspired setting includes flowerbeds of…