Serves four 1 bottle of red wine (cabernet, syrah, or pinot noir) 2 tablespoons of mulling spices* 1/4 cup of sugar 4 slices of orange, cut i...
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Serves four 1 quart of chicken stock 1/2 pound of thick pancetta, cut into rough cubes 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil 1 small onion, diced ...
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When my parents and I moved from Russia first to Israel, and then to the United States, our relatives said goodbye to us knowing there was a very ...
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There's a lot you can do with a tin of anchovies. Once you get over your fear, trust me, a whole new world opens up. After filling you up with pum...
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Serves four For the noodle bowl: 1 ripe but firm mango, diced 1 pound of shrimp, cleaned 1 package of rice noodles (glass noodles) 1 ta...
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Last month, we headed on our first “big” family vacation as a family of five. It was a reset of sorts. I’ve been blogging pretty sporadicall...
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Serves four to six For the soup: 1 whole chicken 3 celery stalks, cut in thirds 2 carrots, cut in thirds 1 onion, quartered 1 star anise ...
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The recent California heat wave has kept me reaching for cold beverages, especially one of my favorite summer cocktails — the Paloma. A great...
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Water is never listed as an ingredient in cocktail recipes, and yet it exists in almost every single one. Many people don't think twice about why ...
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*serves six - eight 3 cups of peeled and diced sweet potato (approximately 1 large) 2 cups of peeled and roughly sliced carrots 3 1/2 cups of...
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*serves four For the chicken: 1.6 pounds of skinless chicken thighs (approximately) 2 tablespoons of honey 10 sprigs of thyme salt and...
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I know, I know. Another rum drink. While I’ve already shared my love of the Angostura Colada, I just couldn’t help myself in this recent Calif...