Finishing 2023 brings flavorful and healthier holiday cooking. While I am one to go all out on the holidays, using Irish butter, making carb loaded sides and enough gravy to sail a ship; this year I am actually excited to see the new trends for holiday cooking. The themes for this year’s holiday cooking […]
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Soon we will put away the braising pots and make way in our kitchens for spring cooking. The arrival of asparagus and Florida strawberries remind us that it is time for lighter cooking and fresh seasonal flavors. Frittatas are an easy way to make a brunch or a springtime dinner a light and enjoyable occasion.
‘Tis the season. The cranberry bogs on Cape Cod are full of these luscious tart berries that not only grace our holiday tables but have become more mainstream, replacing raspberries or blueberries in our favorite recipes. Ideally, I prefer to buy fresh cranberries and freeze them towards the end of the season so I can
The summer heat is upon us, and although grilling season is here as well, there are many days that one shouldn’t be near a flame. Whether indoors or outdoors, clammy humidity and unforgiving heat can make for a lust for a lighter fare. For sure, summer is a time for lighter eating, less
We are not talking stoner edibles here. The newest trend in adult calming and healthy beverages may surprise many of you. Fully legal and called the new cranberry, CBD owes much of its popularity to documented health benefits and has been showing up in coffee shops, online, grocery stores, pharmacies and hemp dispensaries. Perfect
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Servings: makes about 4 or 5 stacked trees, depending on the size and number of ‘branches’ Ingredients 1¾ cups Pamela’s All-Purpose Flour Artisan Blend ½ tsp baking powder ¼ cup powdered sugar ½ tsp salt ½ cup butter*, shortening or butter substitute ½ cup sugar 1 egg*, large or egg replacer equivalent 1 tsp vanilla
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, and while I have gone from serving 20-30 people for years, we now have a lovely celebration at our niece’s house. I consider myself semi-retired from the holiday cooking. Having prepared numerous holiday meals on television for the past 24 years, I have gathered more recipes than I
The popularity of Sour Beers is consistent with a long history. Considered the “forefather of most modern beers”; all beers were sour. The natural bacteria in the early beers, dating back to 400 BC, produced a natural and tartness flavor. Refrigeration, in more modern times, basically eliminated sour beers (except for some European breweries)
If I were to pick my favorite Apple desserts: Apple pie with flaky crust and lots of cinnamon and apple-pie spice, apple turnovers warm out of the oven, apple cranberry tostada and Skillet Apple pie. So, in honor of Autumn and the time to hunker in and bake, I share just a few of hundreds
Riva Cooper was one of the sweetest women I have ever known. As a mother she was my best playmate. We set the kitchen up as a grocery store and with my play cash register and butcher apron, I rang up cans of soup and flour and fruit that we properly arranged in sections mimicking
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