What is garam masala? [feast_advanced_jump_to] You are pushing your cart down the aisle at your local supermarket. You are on a special quest! You need this specific spice for a new recipe you are dying to try. You finally reach the spice section and start searching. There it is: "garam masala". Well, like curry, garam...
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Buche Noel : The Yule Log
The Yule Log or Buche Noel? Buche Noel is the typical French dessert that graces the windows of pastry shops and tables of homes throughout France during the month of December. [feast_advanced_jump_to] The literal translation is Christmas log or yule log. I recently had the pleasure of receiving detailed instructions on making the Buche...
Irish Coffee
On a recent trip to Ireland, after a visit to the Foynes Flying Boats museum our tour guide with the willing help of my brother-in-law demonstrated how to make a true Irish Coffee. I find Irish Coffee to be absolutely delicious, given my undying love for two wonderful things: coffee and whiskey! There, you learned...
Lassi - The Original Yogurt Mango Smoothie
Lassi is a delicious summertime beverage from Pakistan; and also popular in Bangladesh and India. The best description I can come up with is: "a cross between a milkshake and a smoothie." A very healthy smoothie I may add. [feast_advanced_jump_to] It beats the summer heat. According to my Pakistani friend Huma, it is a...
Aunt Lou's Feather Cake
Recently I received an email from one of my readers asking for more recipes from Aunt Lou's Archives. So, after pouring through some of her old recipes, my husband and I agreed on Feather Cake, which by the way is not really "light as a feather". [feast_advanced_jump_to] Reading this recipe, like many others, made...
Easy homemade mayonnaise- Aioli
Move over Hellman's, here comes aioli! My all time favorite way to eat aioli a dip with fried yuca, but that's just my Latin American taste. [feast_advanced_jump_to] Aioli, an old Provencal word, essentially comes from two words: ail-garlic and oli-oil. Aioli pairs well with broiled fish, potatoes, crab-cakes, and yes French bread also. In...
Mint Julep Recipe - How to Muddle and Mix
Mint Juleps are the drink of choice at the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby odds might not be in your favor, but mint juleps will. They are delicious and need only a few ingredients: bourbon, water, sugar and mint. Please note the following: I do not own a traditional silver mint julep cup and neither...
Crostini with ricotta, fig preserves, and prosciutto
An easy sweet and savory Italian appetizer Fig preserves with ricotta and prosciutto is perhaps the easiest sweet and savory appetizer there is. No stress, no mess, no fuss!!! Now we are talking. Let me put it this way: if you can toast bread, spread jam and pull things out of your fridge, this crostini...
Aunt Lou's $200 Cake Recipe
$200 cake? What the? We flipped through the pages of Aunt Lou's recipe binder and came across a recipe, written in fountain pen I might add, with a simple title that just said $200 Cake. I said to my husband "we need to try this!" $200 would have been a small fortune during those times....
Poğaças - Savory Turkish Pastries
Poğaças pronounced pwa-cha is a savory Turkish pastry made with feta and blue cheese. They are a close cousin to the Middle Eastern cheese fatayer, or the Greek tiropita. The dough is similar in consistency to that of a biscuit dough. It uses no eggs, and has a nice elasticity that makes it incredibly easy...