Beets will stain your hands (and anything else in sight), so be sure to rinse them thoroughly after cooking and before slicing. A plastic cutting board will be easier to clean than a wooden board. Serves 4 Ingredients • 6 medium-sized fresh beets • 1 teaspoon grated…
Makes approximately 3 quarts • 4 lbs. firm, ripe apricots • 4 cups sugar • 4 cups water • 1 generous cup brandy 1. Use only firm, blemish-free apricots for this recipe and follow it carefully. 2. Wash the apricots. Heat the water and sugar together in a large pot….
Serves 8 to 10 Fresh, ripe melons and an excellent vermouth are the requirements for this dessert, but proportions of one melon to another can be altered to your taste, and sliced or cubed melons will do very well if you don’t have a melon scoop. • 2 cups honeydew…
Serves 6 to 8 • 6 large navel oranges • ¾ cup sugar • 8 to 10 whole cloves • 1 stick cinnamon, 1 inch long • 1¼ cups dry white wine (a good one, please) • 2 Tbs. brandy • seeds from 1 pomegranate 1. Peel the oranges with a sharp knife, cutting away all the white pith…
Serves 6 • 2 oz. dried black mushrooms • 5½ Tbs. butter • 4 Tbs. flour • 1 cup hot milk • ½ cup sour cream • salt to taste • pepper to taste • pinch of cayenne pepper • 6 egg yolks • 2 Tbs. chopped fresh dill weed • 1 small onion, finely chopped • ¼ cup chopped…
Serves 4 to 6 • 6 medium-sized onions (about 1½ lbs.) • 4 Tbs. butter • 4 Tbs. flour • scant ½ cup heavy cream • ½ tsp. salt • white pepper to taste • dash of nutmeg • dash of cayenne pepper • 2 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese • 4 egg yolks • 5 egg whites • pinch of cream…
You can put a bowl of these snacks near the sofa, with a bowl of chutney to be used as a dipping sauce, and you are all set for an evening watching television. Namakparas, a great favorite in our family, are a savory nibbling food flavored with the thyme-like seeds…
Here is a clone of that famous pretzel I can hardly ever resist when we’re doing our “day at the mall” shopping. It took a lot of practice to get comfortable with the twisting of the dough to create the traditional knotted pretzel. But even if they look a little…
I gave this appetizer this particular name because I like to imagine my special friends, Kate and Maureen (mother and daughter), preparing them at their family lakeside retreat in Innsbrook, Missouri. A few years ago when Kate and Tom Gunn decided to purchase a piece…
One of our designers at a store I used to own is responsible for our entire staff falling in love with this treat. Thank you, Joy, for sharing all of your gifts, including this recipe. 2 egg whites1 tablespoon salt8 cups pecans (about 2 pounds)1 ½ cups sugar2…
Tutti frutti is an Italian phrase meaning “all fruits,” and this dip recipe certainly works with any and all fruits. My friend Kelly Garr serves the dip inside the hollowed-out lower half of a pineapple to add a little tropical flair. This recipe fits Kelly’s…
This is a simple but snappy dip that can be prepared in less than 5 minutes. I predict you’re going to love this. I like grinding a medley of different peppercorns for this recipe. Look in the spice aisle of your grocery store for a combination of black, pink, white,…