Recipe and text excerpted from Grilled Cheese Kitchen by Heidi Gibson with Nate Pollak. Published by Chronicle Books, 2016. Copyright © 2016 Heidi Gibson and Nate Pollak. Photographs Copyright © 2016 by Antonis Achilleos. Nate and I love the San Francisco 49ers, and this sandwich refers to three memorable Niner moments.The first is the winning […]
Recipes
Easy Cocktail: Bloody Maria (Mexican Bloody Mary)
Anthony DeSerio’s Bloody Maria is refreshing and citrusy. He does make one request, Food Schmooze® fans: Whatever you do, please use fresh Bloody Mary mix. Read: homemade, if you can. But, no worries. It’s easy to do. And, oh, so much better than salty store mixes. We paired the cocktail with grilled cheese and it was, […]
Blender Brown Butter Hollandaise
Using your blender makes hollandaise so simple and fast you might begin considering it an “ordinary” sauce instead of a special-occasion sauce. Chris Prosperi, senior contributor to The Faith Middleton Food Schmooze®, prefers the blender to a food processor because it emulsifies the sauce almost immediately and the fast-moving rotor blades help keep the yolks from […]
Faith’s Greek Salad Omelette with Blistered Tomatoes & Fresh Avocado
Greek salads are loved because they give us an irresistible flavor profile, and that’s what inspired my brunch specialty — a Greek Salad Omelette, featuring salad greens that are sautéed in olive oil. I prepare the avocado and blistered cherry tomatoes in advance, then use them to top the omelette. —Faith Middleton
World’s Best Raspberry & Prosecco Kir Royale
Our top brunch cocktail this week from Anthony DeSerio features a Prosecco that dazzles thanks to the addition of a little of the world’s best raspberry liqueur, made by St. George Spirits in California and now available in New England and New York liquor stores. Whether you add St. George’s raspberry liqueur to Prosecco, club soda, […]
Lazy Weekend Yeasted Waffles
I live for lazy weekends. Sleeping in, coffee in bed, and a breakfast I barely have to put any effort into is my idea of heaven. You can start this recipe the night before and finish the next morning— all you have to do is roll out of bed and turn on the waffle iron! […]