This is a topic on which I, personally, am not an expert. By any means. But NYC high-end caterer Jenn de la Vega is. And she recently shared with Food & Wine magazine her time-tested methods for formulating successful holiday party drinks menus…Read More →
I love to add an extra dimension to the ‘warm-ing’ profile of cold-weather comfort soups with appropriate flavourings and spices. Thus, one of my favourite quick-yet-elegant shiver-banishing choices: Chicken Curry Slosh. You’ll appreciate how quick and easy it is to make!Read More →
Have you guessed it yet? It’s not really that hard, because it’s the most-asked holiday-time cooking question every year. Beginner and experienced home cooks alike are always asking, “Is there a guaranteed way to achieve lump-free gravy every time?”Read More →
The Holidays bring requests from everyone for their fave cream pies and other ‘filled’ desserts. There are two ways to go about fulfilling the fillings – the hard way and the easy way. With Christmas and New Year’s banging on the door, it’s time for a recap…Read More →
You’re going to love this winter-wonderful, satisfying soup! It’s a meal in itself. And it’s not only an update to your usual Tomato Soup. It’s a perfect example of how to adapt your ‘conventional’ recipes to the coming, plant-based food future!Read More →
If you’ve never heard of this stuff before, you are not alone. Deli Bal Honey may be unique in the annals of ‘super-charged foods’. It can be pleasant in small doses, medicinal in high-er doses, and potentially deadly in its strong-est concentrations…Read More →
You’ve been bombarded for weeks, now, with exhortations to go out today and blow your pension fund on a whole load of new toys. Resist the temptation. Save your cash for good, healthy food! There’s only ONE New appliance you REALLY need…Read More →
Another little-known, huge-potential, snack-dessert, maybe-main from the mysterious Balkans… I’m in love with the basic Serbian Gibanica concept! You can almost put one of these together in your sleep. And everyone you serve it to will positively swoon…Read More →