[1] An apple crisp is the perfect solution for when you don’t want to roll out a pie crust (photo © Urban Accents). [2] A serving of apple crisp is even prettier than pie when you serve it in dessert dishes. Here it’s served with custard sauce (here’s a recipe), but you could substitute a […]
[1] General Tso’s chicken, the most popular Chinese food (photo © Spicy Southern Kitchen). [2] Tamales are ground meat, poultry, or vegetables stuffed into masa (corn dough) and steamed in a corn husk (photo © Mackenzie Ltd). [3] Chicken pad Thai, garnished with cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice (photo © Good Eggs). […]
[1] Some people thrill to a four-layer cake, but we’re happy with just two layers. Here’s the recipe for this beauty (photo © King Arthur Baking). [2] While there’s no evidence that red velvet cake originated in the south, you can find recipes in most southern cookbooks, like this one (photo © Chronicle Books). [3] […]
September 18th is National Rice Krispies Treats Day. Make no mistake: We really like Rice Krispies treats. But it made us wonder: What about other cereals? We also love Cheerios, Corn Flakes, and Raisin Bran. And Rice Krispies Treats can be made with any crisp breakfast cereal, bound together with butter or margarine and marshmallows. […]
[1] Chocolate hazelnut Bourbon milkshake. The recipe is at right. (photo © Gelson’s Markets | Facebook). [2] Nutella for the shake (photo © Mikael Stenberg | Unsplash). [3] Chocolate fruitcake shakes. Here’s the recipe (photos #3 and #4 © American Heritage Chocolate). [4] How about a chocolate cookie milkshake? Toss a few Oreos or Famous […]
The New York Coffee Festival, New York City’s flagship coffee event, is celebrating its return to the City That Never Sleeps (even after all that coffee) for the first time since 2019. The three-day festival runs from October 7th through October 9th, 2022. It’s an opportunity for coffee lovers from all over to head to […]
September 5th is National Cheese Pizza Day. How about going beyond mozzarella with this Detroit Pizza recipe? The classic Detroit pizza uses mozzarella plus brick cheese. WHAT IS BRICK CHEESE? Brick cheese is a specialty of Wisconsin, made in a brick-shaped form, a medium-hard cheese like Cheddar or Limburger. The mild and earthy […]
[1] Easy-to-make chocolate macadamia fudge (photo © Taste of Home). [2] Macadamia nuts shelled. [3] Macadamia nuts in the shell. [4] Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate. This sweeter variety of baking chocolate was created in 1852 by Sam German, an Englishman who worked in the U.S. for Walter Baker & Company. The sweet chocolate gave its […]
[1] Heirloom tomato and ricotta pizza. The recipe is below (photo © Southern Selects). [2] Fresh ricotta (photo © Murray’s Cheese). [3] Fresh ricotta can be molded into a cake for a nice presentation (photo © Good Eggs ). [4] A slice of ricotta salata cut from a wheel (photo © iGourmet). [5] Ricotta affumicata, […]
[1] A bowl of lemons can brighten a table or kitchen counter (photo © Justin Schwartfigure | Unsplash). [2] The parts of a lemon. Thanks to Lemons From Spain for this information (image © The Lemonage). [3] Before lemons ripen into their bright yellow color, they look green like lilmes (photo © Chandra Oh | […]