Beer Croissants

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Never-fail beer croissants This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook — try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless and above all have fun! - Julia Child It’s been some kind of year. It started out like the year before; we had an unusually strong January, February, and March, even off season ...

Everyday French Bread

The discovery of a new dish confers more happiness on humanity, than the discovery of a new star. - Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Isolation. Confinement. Quarantine.  Scary words. Possibly even more frightening than the disease itself in that complete isolation from the world outside is, for most of us, upon us now, our reality. While the dreaded disease ...

Fruited Summer Orange Dessert Salad with Orange Marmalade Cream

An orange day, a happy day, a brand-new day in the secret language that only the three of us seemed to understand. "Mmmmm," Daddy said, taking a bite of his roll. "Orange wakes you up(...) cinnamon makes you remember. - Judith M. Fertig, The Cake Therapist Hurrah! Late varieties of oranges mean that citrus season isn't ...

September 15

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I will love the light for it shows me the way,  yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars. – Og Mandino September 15 is the anniversary of the death of my brother, Michael. It has been 8 years since we lost him. 8 years is a long time and so much happens in ...

Clams in White Wine

Where liberty dwells, there is my country. - Benjamin Franklin The rattle of cars across the gravel of the courtyard below floats through the windows on the breeze like the distant roar of ocean waves. The shade washes over me, soothing, cooling, the shutters pulled closed against the searing heat. Voices on the street, the distant ...

Lemon Almond Sponge Cake for Passover (Gluten-free)

Friday, April 3, 2015 4 No tags Permalink 13

My parents were the model of discreetness. Social, well-known and very involved with our local synagogue, family mealtimes were nonetheless private affairs, the six of us finding ourselves around the dinner table every night without guests, friends, family or company of any sort. The food was plentiful but plain, a mix of Russian Jewish cooking, ...

Baked Chocolate Tartlets with Caramel Sauce

Friday, February 27, 2015 5 No tags Permalink 0

It has been shown as proof positive that carefully prepared chocolate is as healthful a food as it is pleasant; that it is nourishing and easily digested... that it is above all helpful to people who must do a great deal of mental work. - Anthelme Brillat-Savarin An absolutely stunning recipe, my Baked Chocolate Tartlets begin with a ...