Italian bakers have had a few secrets that have been up their sleeves for a very long while - in their case, that would be centuries. For those of you like me, who peruse and remember all of the nostalgic and delicious cakes that Italians make, in particular around the Spring and the Easter Season, you will note that there is one ingredient that is common among many of them. And yet, when it comes to our day-to-day baking, American-style, this … [Read more...]
The Amaretti and the Macaron – A Most Versatile,Timely and Delicious Cookie
and Friday's child Gluten-Free Craze...... Passover....... Amaretti....... Can a cookie with only three ingredients and purportedly born in 8th Century Venetian monasteries be as relevant or perhaps even more so today? There are many times when we get into the pastry kitchen and, aside from the individual task at hand, the bowls, the ingredients, the process and outcomes, one can, if one listens closely, become embroiled in the … [Read more...]
Saying Goodbye to Winter Dishes Today With One Last Gasp – Chicken with Black Mission Figs, Blenheim Apricots and Red Bliss Potatoes
closest thing to a bloom in my yard today favorite shot from Wednesday I'm truly hoping today will be the last cold and dreary day that is reminiscent of Winter for April. It hasn't been very welcoming so far, has it? My daffodils up at the stable are still holding tight. I'm usually well along with my out-of-doors chores by this time. Today, I'm still playing around with my dead anemones from March and keeping a close eye on … [Read more...]
My Visit to Italy in 5 Miles: On Meeting Julia della Croce
with paints in hand ah, Lecce Last night I traveled all the way to Italy. I left my house at 5:50 pm and arrived by 6:02. No, it wasn't the newest iteration of supersonic travel, although I wish they'd get busy and perfect this. Sir Richard Branson and Elon Musk, can't we focus on improving the flying experience around this planet before we try to regularly fly to the others? Yes, I digress. Well, I trundled all the way up James … [Read more...]
Eat Your Young – Vegetables
young strawberries - a member of the rose family so not technically a veggie, but technically beautiful right now :) I thought about leaving off the rejoinder " - Vegetables" but that would have been just a little too shocking for me to put out there........ Just in case you need something to whet your appetite, get your juices flowing or whatever cliché phraseology you choose, read on here...... In May of 2013 I had the extreme joy of … [Read more...]
Five Years and A Million Lessons of Kitchen-Inspirational – Gluten-Free Pancakes with Blood Orange Syrup and Hazelnuts and Glazed Bacon
I've learned a million lessons Six hundred sixty four published posts and another 697 drafts on hold. Who'd have known I had so many random thoughts and impulses to pursue? And, I'm just beginning...... Yes, it's been 5 years since the inception of my blog Kitchen-Inspirational.com. I knew this day was coming and frankly I'd thought about how I needed to work on a really amazing recipe to post for this occasion. But, when it came … [Read more...]
“Don’t Speak Hillary, Just Go!” Winter Gets a 3-Day Eviction Notice – The Triple Ginger, Apricot and Mango Scone
eastern view this morning Ok, St. Patrick's Day has come and gone and there are now 3 days until the Vernal Equinox. Winter, you've had your allotted time and now it's time to go. Don't try sneaking in at the end here and making up for the weeks that you were lolling around. "Don't speak Hillary, just go!" I imagine myself delivering this line out the window just as profoundly-dismissively as Katherine Hepburn does in "Guess Who's Coming … [Read more...]
Day of Recovery: The Irrepressible Pleasure of Simple Toast
Beware the Ides of March This morning brought 2 days of newspapers and all seemed to want to return to some semblance of normalcy. And so I sat down to begin my day........... Ok, so I'm reveling in the return to sanity that comes the day after the low pressure cum blizzard blew through here and deposited its nasty reminder that March is indeed the most fickle of months. My expectations are so completely unaligned with what has been … [Read more...]
The Most Vulnerable of Seasons – The Orange and Nutmeg-Scented Strawberry Crumb Cake
Last night before the new and later dusk, I ran around outside like a fussy old Mum, doing a few last chores to try as I might to tidy up and protect whatever I could before the big snow. Year in and year out, we begin to sense the transition into each of the new seasons, well before they may actually arrive. Little signs and feelings heighten the senses for the attuned, and we can feel what is coming as the earth, air and elements … [Read more...]
Still On the Cusp of Spring – Easy Granny Smith-Butternut Squash Gratin
view outside my window right now I guess this year we can't quite make up our mind what season it is going to be from day to day.......... The other day I got my latest copy of Australian Gourmet Traveller in the mail. It has a huge splash of letters across the top spelling out AUTUMN. I had to stop in my tracks here for a moment. I think this was literally the first time I ever actually ingested that down under, the period of late … [Read more...]
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