December 11, 2019, 6:05am Food
This holiday season, you could fashion a cheese plate with a curated selection of pricey items you deliberated long and hard on. Or you could take the safer but no less dazzling route: Grab an everyday cheese you know you like and transform it into a stand-alone centerpiece. With a… Read story
December 11, 2019, 6:05am Food
This is not the airy, sugary kind of cake you’d typically stick a candle in for birthdays — this cake satisfies in a completely different way. Homey and comforting, it boasts a moist, muffinlike crumb, is studded with cranberries and is topped with a crunch of brown-sugared walnuts. Like the… Read story
December 11, 2019, 6:05am Food
Edible gifts are my favorite to give - and to get. Among those I like to make around the holidays, candies are at the very top of the list. Most have a longer shelf life than cookies, meaning a few hours spent now and those goodies will still be giftable… Read story
December 11, 2019, 6:05am Food
You’re having a party? Sounds like fun. Read story
December 11, 2019, 6:03am Food
Teriyaki, a sweet sauce, glazes juicy steak for this quick meal. Frozen diced onion, minced garlic and sliced mushrooms, already prepared in the supermarket, are added to bottled teriyaki sauce to give it a homemade touch. Read story
December 11, 2019, 6:03am Food
Christmas in Tuscany would not be complete without a slice of panforte — the peppery, dried fruit and nut-based spice cake born in the central Tuscan hill town of Siena in the Middle Ages — served with a glass of vin santo, a sweet Italian dessert wine. Read story
December 11, 2019, 6:03am Food
This savory nutty baked shrimp dinner takes less than 15 minutes to make. It’s a quick, light dinner with a cooking method that leaves the shrimp juicy, firm and flavorful. Crunchy walnut and grated Parmesan cheese provide texture and flavor. Read story
December 11, 2019, 6:02am Food
If you haven’t put your stock pot — or slow cooker, Instant Pot or Dutch oven — to work yet this season, what are you waiting for? Read story