photo courtesy Washal's blog (no photo from Craig and Pierre) Follow your nose from a photo? This morning I caught a glimpse of this photo and everything else went sailing from my mind. Such is the power of such an evocative shot. Wouldn't you eat this for breakfast? In keeping with the season, my nostalgic journeying wouldn't be complete without harkening back to two of my favorite New York Times food people - Craig Claiborne and … [Read more...]
Day 12 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Hello Citrus Season! – The Orange Cheesecake with Candied Kumquats with 3 Crust Options
photo courtesy Baking Obsession It isn't lost on me that God made Citrus Season for a reason. It was made for people like me who need an extra reason to get excited - to have a selection of different fruits to experiment with and to create with during these weeks of minimal daylight and weather such as today! Like right now I'm looking overhead at the beautiful arbor in the gorgeous garden at Hotel Palazzo Murat in Positano at an … [Read more...]
Day 11 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Back into the Happy Honey Pot – Gina De Palma’s Honey and Pine Nut Tart
image courtesy William Yeoward Honey is back on my mind......... And, whether you choose this beautiful specimen or the jolly version below, don't trek on through the season without a venture, head first into the honey pot, not once, but many times, because that, as we all know, is such a happy place to "bee"........... I am a lifelong devotee of cookbooks. I am also a serious devotee of extreme nostalgia. And, as this week went on and I … [Read more...]
Day 10 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – A Gift Born of Shared Passions – Roseann Tully’s Holiday Biscotti
Well, now, it's feeling a little bit frosty this morning. I guess I need to communicate directly with Tim Cook. My iPhone location function has me in different locations - depending on which floor of the house I'm on and on the day of the week. I could be in numerous towns, one mysterious one that doesn't even exist, and different counties depending on, well, I guess a satellite somewhere. Hmmmm. I know my friends around here are … [Read more...]
Day 7 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – The Most Bee-utiful Gift – Biscotti Fiorentini, Updated
this may not be a Christmas-y picture, but it is a vivid depiction for today's topic If you asked me what my single most coveted and all-time favorite individual food item is, I would not hesitate to say it's honey. Anyone familiar with me, this blog and my travels around knows that I go about my days coddling the bees wherever I am and tasting their offerings like some obsessed fiend. Honey, in my mind, is the most bee-utiful gift ever - … [Read more...]
Day 6 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – The Red and White Cookie – Peppermint Gets a New Suit
save Black and White for New Year's Eve Day 6 and the weather outside is getting more frightful! But, inside, it's so delightful........ Here's my holiday version of the iconic Black and White! It pays homage to the bright colors of Santa's suit, I think. Christmas is for kids, after all, isn't it? I read one reference on the internet claiming that Santa's red and white suit is not a custom that came down through the ages, but an … [Read more...]
December 5 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – David Leibovitz’s Fresh Ginger Cake with a Light Dusting of Snow
this morning outside my door - a light dusting of snow What is it about the power of music? This is yet another of my absent understandings about how the brain works. Many times a day I find music coming into my head. It's an association thing, I know that. But, beyond that, I don't know where it comes from. It's like movie lines...... There is just something about this time of year that opens the flood gates of associations that have … [Read more...]
December 4 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Diagnosis: Cookie-Brain and Vanilla Kipferln
Yesterday's curious color combination-discovery Little story of the day: So, yesterday I had a faux-pas with my wreath for the front door. On Friday evening, I dutifully sprayed it with Wilt-Pruf and hung it by the garage to dry overnight. Yesterday morning when I went out to hang it, I got a little surprise! Our front door is a direct southern exposure and a fresh wreath can get literally fried out there. I even have trouble … [Read more...]
December 3 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Great Billowy Clouds of Egg Whites and Sugar – Nigella Lawson’s Winter Pavlova
Kit with a snowy nose Do you ever get a little crazy and act in the exact opposite way as you know to be your true self? Well, right around this time of year, I get to thinking about snow. Yes, I said that. For one short instant, I transcend every normal thing about myself and if only in my mind's eye, dream about cold and snow. I really enjoy the month of December with all of the preparations (after that we can just fast-forward to … [Read more...]
December 2 – A Gift of 25 Recipes – Chocolate Crinkle Cookies with Peppermint and My Lunch at Barney’s Counter
Thank you to Barbara Wild for reminding me of this! go online and take a look - so fun! Wow, it's day 2 already. Do you have your little books ready? Is there a recipe or two in there already? Some little drawings, doodles, clippings, or photos? It's not too late to start! I was in Manhattan again yesterday. I adore New York in December - even though the traffic is abominable. Yesterday in Manhattan - it was looking good: … [Read more...]
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