I’m a big fan of the acai berry. It’s a bright, fresh flavor, and when the frozen puree is combined with other fruit it can be one of the best things you’ve ever eaten. (Not to mention that acai is said to be full of antioxidants, minerals and B-complex vitamins.) I wanted to incorporate it into a dinner party dessert, and that’s how this recipe came about, though I think the novelty of a fruit pizza would also appeal to […]
I hope you’ve been able to stand off a cold or the flu this winter, but if you haven’t, or if you’re looking after someone in the throes of coughing, sneezing, complaining of imminent death, leaving their dirty Kleenexes all over the house, warning of imminent death, calling for more tea, moaning about imminent death, making throat noises that sound as if they should be emanating from a drain pipe rather than a human being – well, obviously, my husband […]
Want to make an awe-inspiring home-cooked dinner for two that will leave your Valentine reeling with delight? This meal is so fast and easy that even if you usually use your oven to store shoes and your refrigerator as a beer locker, you can still put this all together with minimum of time, effort and kitchen equipment. The trick is to take shortcuts that don’t diminish taste, put a personal twist on basic dishes to impress your date with your […]
Here are some wonderful winter cocktail recipes to warm up your February. They all have an element of citrus, which gives the impression that they ‘re therapeutic, and they are – at least in a psychic satisfaction sense. These can be specialty cocktails to serve before a dinner party – especially the Lemon Vodka Smash – which makes a zingy presentation and should have a “Do not operate heavy machinery while using this medication” disclaimer. They’re all made with ingredients […]
The Super Bowl is just around the corner, that all-American Sunday that purports to be about football, but is really just a great excuse for lots of beer, and anything fried, barbecued or spicy – the hotter, the better. You have to respect the long tradition of junk food favorites out there: Frito pie, Buffalo wings, pulled pork sliders and of course, guacamole and chips. Guac and chips are the staple of Super Bowl Sunday, like turkey at Thanksgiving. Everybody […]
