Spring screams shrimp salad! Say that five times fast.
Pâte à choux is the French pastry dough used to make all sorts of delicious (easy) and impressive (easy) desserts. Did I mention that the dough is easy to make?
Alluring and complex, star anise is the “je ne sais quoi” ingredient of this deceptively simple cake.
I believe every home cook needs a chicken soup recipe. Mine offers you a springboard of possibilities.
Macaroni and Cheese as an adult or even elegant dish? If you picture a blue box, probably not. Let’s talk….
According to Italian lore, for good, luck eat lentils for the New Year. In the southern US it’s black eyed peas.
Forget to buy powdered sugar, or your store is all out? Make your own!
A bronzed bird doesn’t have to be the only show stopper on your table. This seasonal composed salad is super-fast and easy to make and will also get a number of ooh’s and ahh’s.
“Non vedo l’ora!” In Italian, this literally means, “I don’t see the hour.” But colloquially, it means, “I can’t wait!” This is how I feel about the re-opening of the Carmine Market in Lucca where I now live.
Sometimes I have to work for it. Other times a recipe comes to me as easily as seeing writing on a wall. In the case of the classic Pisco Sour Cocktail, it literally did.
Greg Nelson Cooks 