omg! My favorite cookie recipe seemed to be gone from the web. I had to really search to find this recipe. Truth be told, cookies are my favorite dessert. And homemade cookies intensify the pleasure. Yes, I will enjoy Girl Scout thin mints. And I will definitely partake in Walkers pure butter Scotch shortbread with…
Cheese grits: Food of the gods
So I ate dinner a couple months ago at Community, a local restaurant. I vacillated on the menu but ended up ordering a nice scotch on the rocks and a plate of grits with shrimp. The grits they served in the school cafeteria in North Carolina when i was in fifth grade are not at…
Fig and Hazelnut Crackers
I once bought some amazing crackers at Murray’s Cheese Shop. Then they stopped carrying them. I had to search online for a suitable replacement recipe. I found this at A Communal Table. I substitute hazelnuts for pistachios. Ingredients 2 cups flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 2 cups buttermilk ¼ cup dark brown…
Goat Cheesecake
From Kate Zuckerman’s The Sweet Life: Desserts from Chanterelle Preheat oven to 300 butter a 6 inch springform and wrap the bottom and sides of the pan in aluminum foil. This will help prevent leaks as you will be baking the cake in a water bath. I have also recently started making these in small, glass…
Blood Orange Sorbet
It is getting to be that time of year again — blood orange season and Elena’s birthday. Blood orange sorbet is frequently requested for her birthday. She isn’t home until the end of March this year. I am hoping that blood oranges last until then. I have an awesome Italian ice cream freezer that rarely…
Pierre’s Cheeseburger
Pierre was a French restaurateur in New York City. His daughter, Claudine, sings cabaret and is an outstanding educator and colleague (retired). Claudine created and performed a show about being first generation American. In her show, she tells a story about the first time her father ever made a cheeseburger for her. He ground some nice…
Hospitality Burkina Style
Scott and I were fortunate to visit Elèna at her Peace Corps site in Solenzo, Burkina Faso. One of the poorest nations on earth, this landlocked West African country struggles with food insecurity and many of its people are threatened by global climate change and encroaching desertification. That doesn’t hinder the culture of providing guests…
