If you’ve been visiting this site long enough, you know I spend a lot of time and money at Di Palo on Mott and Grand Street. I never wait less than 30 minutes except if I order ahead of time and arrange for a pickup. I usually just come in, pick a number from the ...
This didn’t come out as pretty as I had hoped. I forgot to dip the set panna cotta gelée ramekins in warm water before unmolding for a smoother finish, but at least they came out deliciously purple. This was adapted from Gourmet Magazine. I took advantage of the fresh seedless grapes at Fairway and the ...
Adapted from joyofbaking.com Ingredients: 2 eight-inch pie crusts, thawed 6 large eggs 2 cups fresh pumpkin meat, shredded 1 cup heavy cream 1 cup light brown sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/2 tsp salt 1. In a large bowl, lightly whisk the eggs. Add the remaining ingredients ...
After my first successful try at making gelée, I decided to try this Martha Stewart Living recipe. I served it as dessert when family friends from Manila visited New York City. It didn’t match the jerk chicken main course but that’s why I think they were tickled to be eating it to end their night. ...
I used to buy this ginger citrus iced tea from Balthazar’s Bakery in the summer. When we moved offices from SoHo to Chinatown, it was one of the small pleasures I started to miss. Now I make my own. It takes patience to make your own ginger-citrus juice, but you can use any ginger tea ...