When Fine Cooking published this recipe the editors said, “This impressive and insanely delicious dessert requires only six ingredients. … Italian chocolate-filled sandwich cookies make a crust reminiscent of a Kit Kat bar. …” All you need is a springform pan, the kind where the bottom snaps off. Basically, this no-bake wonder is a combination of chocolate cookies, […]
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The World’s Best Strawberry Shortcake—Honest—with a Brown-Butter Spice Cake Base, Gluten-Free
On the weekends I hang out quite a bit at The Orient Country Store on Village Lane in Orient, New York, one of the most charming streets in America. At the market, after saying hello to the amiable hosts, you have to steel yourself to walk past the line-up of Miriam Foster’s exceptional baked goods […]
Barbecue Butter
Whisk some spices with butter and you can make so many things mouth-watering. Try it on chicken, fish, beef or pork. Even corn on the cob tastes great with it. Just a dollop will do the trick.
Blue Cheese Butter
Trust us when we say that a little blue cheese butter on a steak or a burger will send your taste buds into an uproar of delight. While the meat is still warm, put a little on and watch it melt in. When we do this our guests always chortle, “This is good!”
Brown Butter Potato Salad with Lemon and Capers
Soon potato salad will grace every summer get together, and we thought we’d offer some of our favorite go-to recipes. Some time ago I shared my recipe for a BLT Potato Salad, combining chopped iceberg lettuce, crumbled crispy bacon, mayo and halved cherry tomatoes. That’s a made-up recipe, of course, combining texture and flavors that […]
Fresh Tomato–Butter Sauce
One of the simplest pasta sauces you will ever make, and what a summer dish to jazz up your table…the marriage of fresh tomatoes and a little butter. Italians have been making this for centuries; it’s the richness of the butter with the acidity of the tomato that makes this a time-tested winner. As you’ll […]
