From Faith: As soon as there is a whisper of coolness in the autumn air, our chief cocktail contributor Anthony DeSerio starts thinking about “brown spirits,” meaning any barrel aged spirit like rum, tequila, or whiskey. He’s dreaming about vanilla, oak, caramel and toffee this time of year, the perfect array of flavors for tailgaters […]
Recipes
Easy Cocktail: Peg Leg Old Fashioned with Rum
Our cocktail contributor Anthony DeSerio knocked us out on the show by whipping up a mouth-watering Old Fashioned, combining an aged rum with black walnut bitters, served on ice. Feel free to use whatever rum you have on hand, though Anthony, who is an ambassador for Patron, used his sponsor’s Pyrat XO Reserve aged rum. […]
Shrimp-Stuffed Swordfish Rolls
This was a delicious dish. The stuffing mixture comes together quickly. It’s then carefully rolled into the swordfish fillet and baked in a beautiful sauce. You can ask your local fish store to slice the swordfish for you.
Shrimp-and-Feta-Stuffed Zucchini
From Faith: In 2009, Food & Wine Magazine asked for permission to print my recipe for feta and watermelon salad, a dish I had brought to Jacques Pepin’s picnic. but when I picked up the magazine at my mailbox and opened it, I was transfixed by another contributor’s dish, this winning shrimp and feta stuffed zucchini […]
Buttery Peach-Gingersnap Crisp
Yet again I’ve resurrected a recipe from Food & Wine Magazine dating back to 2009. My copy of the recipe on paper is greasy, food-stained, and barely readable because it’s a go-to for me – The Fearful Baker. I love this for its simplicity, ease, and divine taste. How could it not be good; it […]
Quick Fresh Tomato & Arugula Pasta
We’ve had potato salad and green salad but we haven’t had nearly enough pasta, so we asked senior contributor Chris Prosperi for one of his favorite easy pasta recipes using summer tomatoes. The sauce is made from the juice of the fresh tomatoes, white wine, a little reserved pasta cooking water, garlic and crushed red […]
