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...
by Admin | Feb 15, 2025 | Breakfast
Serves 6 This is the thickest hot chocolate you’ll ever drink—any thicker, and it would be a pudding. In Segovia, it is one of the most popular winter drinks: A cup of this and some gossip will take the chill off any icy day. • ½ cup unsweetened powdered cocoa • 1 cup...
by Admin | Feb 13, 2025 | Sweets
Serves 8 to 10 • 1 qt. fresh strawberries (about 1½ lbs.) • 1½ cups sugar • 1 package (1 Tbs.) unflavored gelatin • ½ cup cold water • 1 cup heavy cream • ½ cup egg whites • pinch of salt • ⅓ cut Triple Sec or curaçao Garnish • additional fresh strawberries 1. Hull...
by Admin | Feb 12, 2025 | Side Dishes
Serves 6 One of the simplest of all desserts to make, and sensationally rich and flavorful. • 1 cup heavy cream, well chilled • ⅓ cup confectioners’ sugar • ⅓ cup honey • ⅓ cup brandy • optional garnish • chocolate curls or sliced, glacéed cherries 1. Whip the chilled...