Limoncello
Limoncello made with vodka on the left and grain alcohol on the right. When I left Italy in 2002, I carefully packed two coolers full of...
Ruby Red Grapefruit Gelato
Grapefruit is one of my absolute favorite flavors of gelato. Even though I lived in Italy for three years and ate gelato everywhere I...
Ingredient Spotlight: Citrus
Red grapefruit, lime, orange, tangerine, and small blood orange (Moro variety) When I was a little girl, I often went to school with...
Date, Goat Cheese & Black Pepper Pastries
Sometimes I come across food products that if I don’t have an immediate idea of what to do with them, I just know they’ll taste good. ...
Balsamic Syrup
Great in salad dressings, inexpensive, everyday balsamic vinegar becomes something special indeed when you give it two simple things:...
Ingredient Spotlight: Chili Peppers
Jalapeño, dried cayenne, and candied habanero peppers. I grew both the cayenne and habaneros. When I was 19 and still pretty dumb, I had...
Ingredient Spotlight: Happy Chicken Eggs
This dozen comes from my "egg guy", a hobbyist who raises about 24 hens in his yard. The egg on the left side of the plate comes from...
Black Forest Black Swan (aka Chocolate Pavlova with Cherries)
When the Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova, toured Australia and New Zealand in the 1920s, a dessert was created in her honor. Looking a...
Versatile Vanilla Custard
Vanilla Custard topped with fresh chopped mango, toasted almonds, and Merlot-infused sea salt This is a great recipe to have in your back...
Ingredient Spotlight: Worcestershire Sauce
Just when you think you've gotten a hang of the vegetarian thing, you'll come across a recipe that requires a few splashes of deliciously...
