From Faith — We’ve made this Cilantro-Garlic-Scallion Salad four times already at our house and see no reason to stop. The fact is, we want the sauce on everything, so we serve this as a side salad, or add things to make it a main course. What’s fabulous about this salad is the clean, fresh […]
Recipes
Spicy Bloody Mary Meatloaf
I love a Bloody Mary cocktail, and while I understand some purists insist that we keep it simple, I like to have fun with it, depending on my mood. I have added chopped clams, Clamato juice, fresh horseradish, until it tastes well-balanced. Imagine my delight at discovering a meatloaf recipe calling for a delicious Bloody […]
Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic & Vermouth
Who knows where this started — throwing enormous amounts of garlic at chicken…a garlic festival in California? The French countryside? On a farm with more garlic than anyone knew what do with? The point is that we have someone to thank for creating one of the simplest, most delicious dishes, featuring garlic that becomes sweet […]
Homemade Choco-Drizzled Popcorn
I adore making flavored popcorn of all kinds, using truffle salt, freshly grated cheese, bacon salt, curry powder, or an inexpensive Mexican spice blend called Tajin, made from dried lime zest and salt. But if you’re a chocolate-lover, I hope you’ll try my favorite way to make what I call Choco-Drizzled Popcorn. All you need […]
Rich Belgian Milk Chocolate Gelato
Faith can’t resist the Talenti Gelato Company’s Belgian Milk Chocolate, described by its makers as “melted by hand and blended slowly.” Who knows what that means? We do know that the flavor, the mouth-feel, is very, very good. (Faith has begun collecting the plastic screw-cap Talenti containers to use for screws, nails and other hardware […]
The Best Chocolate Sprinkles Anywhere
You probably called them “jimmies” growing up, and asked for them on your favorite ice cream cone. But those commercial-grade sprinkles were loaded with sugar, dye, and very little actual chocolate. Wait until you try these outstanding Vermicelli Chocolate Sprinkles, available online and at specialty stores across our region. They come in dark, milk or […]
