From Faith: When I was in the city of Nice, one of my favorite places in France, the delicious Negroni cocktail was the thing to drink on ice, especially staring out over the sun-drenched boardwalk adjacent to an aqua sea. Our show cocktail guy, Anthony DeSerio, sweetie that he is, came up with this terrific twist […]
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From Our Friend in Rome, Lemon-Prosciutto Pasta with Chives
From Faith: This is a pasta you will want to make again and again all year, including Summer, and here’s how I discovered it… I was swooning over the design treasures in a store named after its Sag Harbor, NY owner, Susan Youngblood, downtown on the East End of Long Island. The place is littered with […]
Two New Cookbooks
Drawing from their heritage and their many travels through Germany, Jeremy and Jessica Nolen, the husband-wife team behind Philadelphia’s Brauhaus Schmitz have created New German Cooking, recipes for classics revisited. The research neuroscientist Dr. Nicole Avena is author of What to Eat When You’re Pregnant, addressing the health and desire of the mother, her hormonal […]
Yoga at Chamard Vineyard
From Faith: Yoga amidst the vines at Chamard Vineyard in Clinton, Conn… that’s a gem on its own, but you’re invited to stay for wine and possibly lunch. All you have to do is register in advance because it sells out, and bring your own yoga mat and a blanket. The class is reported to be […]
How to Use Charcoal Twice!
Again, how brilliant of Cooks Illustrated magazine to find a way to use charcoal twice. Magazine testers say that after you’ve used a batch of charcoal once, dust off the ash, and save the coal chunks remaining. The next time you make a fire in your chimney starter, load if half way with used chunks, […]
Best Supermarket Balsamic
We thank our talented colleagues at Cooks Illustrated magazine for doing a taste-test of balsamic vinegars. We especially agree with one of their top choices, based on flavor and price. We, too, like Colavita Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, around $2.99 per bottle. As the magazine noted, it might seem sharp tasted on its own, but once […]
