Everybody’s got a favorite Easter ham. Faith remembers her mother’s supermarket ham with a Coca-Cola glaze, Alex grew up eating his mother’s “Betty Crocker-style” ham studded with cloves and pineapple, Chris swears by the smoked hams from Nodine’s Smokehouse, and Mark, he’s a Honey Baked ham guy. Given the classic roots of all of those hams, […]
Easter
When You Think Spring, Think Red (Wine)
Normally, the beginning of spring evokes light, airy pastels. More often than not, we find ourselves making brunch and Easter toasts with clinking glasses filled with sparklers, whites and rosés. But, lamb (and other spring foods) have us seeing another color: red. Introduced to us by Mark Raymond from Frederick Wildman and Sons and produced by […]
Lamb Chops with Rosemary
We discovered in a recent show celebrating those spring favorites, ham and lamb, that it’s the American variety of lamb that often has a pronounced game-y flavor that some folks find unpleasant. Luckily for us, Chris Prosperi served chops from Australian lamb, and we were amazed. Of course, the lamb lovers at the table cleaned their […]
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
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! […]
Lemon-Ginger Scones
Recipe and text: Reprinted from Simply Scratch by arrangement with Avery, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, A Penguin Random House Company. Copyright © 2015, Laurie McNamara This is the part where I confess that I once ate a whole batch of these scones in a record three days. I was testing the recipe and poof! […]
