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...
by Admin | Feb 18, 2025 | Breakfast
Serves 5 to 6 • ¾ cup white flour • ½ tsp. salt • 3 eggs • 2 cups milk, scalded and cooled • 2 Tbs. butter, melted • 2 Tbs. cognac • ½ tsp. fresh-grated lemon rind • ½ tsp. nutmeg • 2 tsp. sugar • butter for the pan • 3 to 4 whole fresh lemons • sifted confectioners’...
by Admin | Feb 16, 2025 | Breakfast
Serves 6 • 2 cups applesauce • 12 Basic Crêpes • butter for the pan • ¼ cup sugar 1. Spread 1½ tablespoons of the applesauce over half a crêpe and fold the other side over it. Spread another tablespoon of applesauce over half the surface of the folded crêpe, and fold...
