Courtesy of Alice Medrich, Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts This is a selection from Alice’s book that directs readers to different recipes she has in the
This spring I tried very hard to bring together a group of kindred spirits to travel with my colleague Fattah and me to Morocco. Fattah
Even in the heat of summer, I’m passionate about maple!” And perhaps you are too? Imagine how it must have been for the indigenous Americans
Ahhhhh, maple everything!! As my Vermont friend Sandra sent me 1/2 gallon of maple syrup, 1 pound of maple sugar, a box of maple leaf
From the first moment I tasted maple sugar I have been addicted to its sweet, complex flavor. I honestly don’t remember the first time I
When I was a child my mother thoughtfully allowed me in the kitchen, not only to help her but also to bake. While I enjoyed
For the last several months I’ve been stuck in dental purgatory — or is it hell? I’m not sure, but wherever I’ve been, it has
Courtesy of Carol Fenster, Ph.D. from 125 Gluten-Free Vegetarian Recipes Carol’s recipe is based on the classic, Blancmange, a sweet pudding made from milk and
What a strange winter this has been. I live in Santa Cruz, not far from the beach. We’re used to having occasional sunny interludes between winter
With the arrival of the new year, the 2011 retail season
If there is a gene that predisposes us to love dessert, I have it. For the last several days I have been eating myself into
This was going to be all about persimmons and persimmon pudding, but I have just finished putting up a case of applesauce from the heritage apples
I admit it — I love to look at Martha Stewart magazines and marvel at the brilliantly clever holiday magic, the perfectly decorated cookies, the
Homemade squash soup is delicious and warming, but if time is an issue, making it from scratch is a deal-breaker. Although this soup starts out
When I was running a special culinary program at a local natural foods store, I found the basics for this recipe in a monthly magazine,
Lomo saltado is a Peruvian dish served with white rice on the side and fried potatoes served on top of the meat and vegetables. While
It was difficult to leave Italy. It felt as if we had barely scratched the surface and there were so many more places to visit!
Just writing the title of this entry draws me back to the beautiful Southern Coast of Italy. It’s rugged, with towns carved from rocky promontories
A Roman Holiday, La Dolce Vita, Three Coins in a Fountain — the list of movies filmed in this historic city goes on and on.
Rick Steeves declared Cinque Terre (five lands) his favorite place in his favorite European country. In the early 1980s Rick, then a backpacker traveling through