CAULIFLOWER CHOWDER on Americas-Table.com
Dinner, Dinner, Food, My Recipes, Soups and Stews

Cauliflower Chowder

William Shakespeare’s 400th birthday is April 23rd, worth noting for lovers of great literature everywhere. When I worked at the White House, the President and Mrs. Bush hosted a dinner to celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday one year, inviting scholars and actors whose professional lives revolved around the Bard, with an Elizabethan-period meal and performance of “As You Like It” in the East Room afterward. I LOVED planning this dinner, and the chefs and calligraphers outdid themselves with both the menu and […]

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ALMOND MOCHA MACAROONS on Americas-Table.com
Dessert, Desserts, Food, Gluten-Free, Gluten-free, My Recipes

Almond Mocha Macaroon

This recipe should carry a warning label: if you love coconut, this is the best macaroon cookie, completely, utterly addictive, and gluten-free. Even the cookie dough is so good it was all I could do to stop eating it. You know the process – drop a spoonful on the baking sheet, eat a spoonful, drop another 2 spoonfuls on the baking sheet, take another nibble… It’s the joy of cooking – if there’s some self-discipline involved. For that, you’ll have […]

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GINGER FRIED RICE WITH SHRIMP on Americas-Table.com
Dinner, Dinner, Entrees, Entrees, Food, Lunch, Lunch, My Recipes, Seafood

Ginger Fried Rice with Shrimp

In my view, there aren’t many foods that can’t be improved upon by the addition of fresh ginger, and fried rice is no exception. The crisp, fresh ginger flavor is heightened by flash frying first, then setting it aside to add to the top of the fried rice just before serving. Fried rice can be heavy on the calories and carbs, but if you flip your proportions a bit – use more vegetables than rice – it makes a leaner, […]

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APRIL FLOWERS on Americas-Table.com
Flowers, Formalities, Roses, Spring

Cancellation Policy

Recently I planned a farewell lunch for a good friend of mine who was moving to Europe. The RSVPs were in, the caterers lined up, the silver polished, the menu and place cards already on the table, and buckets of flowers waited to be arranged. On the morning of the party, the minor precipitation predicted became six inches of a wet, heavy snow surprise that made our street impassable, and most of Washington’s roads treacherous. It doesn’t take much for […]

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