Always in demand in my household and really easy to make savory or sweet (eliminate sugar and vanilla from the savory versions) if you pay […]
Eggs
Hot Cross buns
They look cool and are pretty simple to make, hot cross buns are in the family of enriched fruit/nut breads that are typically associated with […]
Duck Fat Potato Cake
I am doing a lot of cooking these days as usual, it is just getting tougher to bring up the energy to post a lot. […]
Rolling Pasta By Hand – Tortelloni Burro E Oro
Making pasta by hand from start to finish, mixing the flour and eggs, rolling and rolling and then shaping and filling is really therapeutic. This […]
Granny Smith Apple Ice Cream
It’s rare that I proclaim something “the best”. Even when I do -like I am doing about this ice cream- it’s sort of a hyperbole. […]
Sugo and Polenta with Over- Easy Egg
Rustic, but not simple, as it gets and so very satisfying. The combination of tender polenta and some sort of saucy meat is a classic. […]
A Salad of Radicchio, Lardons, Green Goddess Dressing and 6-Minute Egg
I crave this salad so much. Finally I managed to replicate it at home. Let me back out a bit. I travel a bit for […]
Brunch Gazpacho
Two “Spanish” dishes in a row? well, actually my favorite go-to gazpacho recipe is not from a Spanish book. It’s from David Leite’s lovely The […]
The French Laundry: Pear Strudel with Chestnut Cream and Pear Chips
Back to that endless well of inspiration and technique, The French Laundry Cookbook. It’s like a small mini cooking course for every…course. I refine, learn […]
Naturally Leavened Panettone
This is another recipe from this past holiday season and it is worth recording for reference (and I got it posted before the end of […]