by Admin | Feb 23, 2025 | Appetizers
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...
by Admin | Feb 22, 2025 | Appetizers
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...
by Admin | Feb 21, 2025 | Desserts
Serves 6 to 8 2 to 2½ lbs. small, perfect peaches (10 to 12) 4½ cups red wine ¾ cup sugar 1 stick cinnamon, 2 inches long Wash the peaches, handling them gently to avoid bruising. In a fairly large enameled saucepan, simmer the wine with the sugar and cinnamon until...
by Admin | Feb 20, 2025 | Desserts
Serves 6 to 8 • 6 to 8 large baking apples • ⅔ cup flour • ⅔ cup brown sugar • ½ cup butter • grated rind of 1 lemon • ½ tsp. cinnamon • ¼ tsp. nutmeg • ½ cup chopped raisins • ¼ cup brandy • ¼ cup curaçao • ¼ cup water • heavy cream, well chilled 1. Core the apples,...
by Admin | Feb 19, 2025 | Breakfast
Serves 8 Filling • ½ cup milk • ¾ cup sugar • 1 Tbs. butter • 2 cups coarsely ground walnuts • ½ tsp. cinnamon • ¼ tsp. almond extract • 2 tsp. rum • ¾ cup fine dry bread crumbs • grated rind of 1 lemon Sauce • ½ cup strong coffee • 6 oz. semisweet chocolate • ½ cup...
