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 […]
Remember the chia pet? It had its moment in television advertising, along with the Snuggie and the Ginsu knife set. “Chia Pet” was also a good nickname, where I live, for any man who got an overly-aggressive hair transplant. But it turns out that the chia seed is not to be dismissed so lightly. It’s high in fiber, omega 3s, and other minerals and antioxidants, and is often described as a “super-food,” because it provides a high proportion of nutrients […]
We’ve reached the point in frozen January when even the smallest thing is cause for celebration. When I read that today was the birthday of Lewis Carroll, the author of “Alice in Wonderland,” it seemed like the perfect opportunity to make some old-fashioned Victorian tea party sweet – and what’s more Alice-ish than lemon tarts? I love everything to do with the folklore of Alice in Wonderland, the sideways manner of looking at the world, the whimsicality and gentle oddness […]
This is a dessert that will blow your guests away. Basically, it’s a four-inch sphere of thin chocolate filled with chocolate mousse, resting on a bed of praline sauce and – here’s where it gets interesting – topped with hot melted caramel. The hot caramel melts the chocolate sphere, and the whole thing collapses into a warm chocolate-caramel-pecan confection that will transport even the most rigid dessert deniers into sighing lumps of happiness. (Have you noticed how people deny themselves […]
