Christmas and New Year’s main courses are more varied than Thanksgiving and that means a broader range of wine possibilities. Roast beef offers the greatest opportunity for drinking those glorious reds we abstained from on Thanksgiving. For many holiday roast beef means a standing rib roast, a regal piece of …
Leave it to the French to whip up an hors d’oeuvre that’s addictively delicious, easy to make but sounds as if you went to Le Cordon Bleu to learn how. Gougères (pronounced goo-Jer), are cheese puffs commonly served with drinks before dinner and are one of many cheese and pastry …
When I was a kid living on the West Side of Buffalo, NY, there was a poultry shop right next to my elementary school. When Mom picked out a chicken for dinner, it was still cackling. And when Mom cooked that bird, it had a real down home flavor with …
GET ORGANIZED. Write down the menu. Make a shopping list from the recipes. Then shop as far ahead of time as you can. Also take into account what dishes you’ll need for serving and eating, including glassware. For example, next to the specific food, put the dish in which …
After 9/11 we were all told to have a disaster plan that included several escape routes, flashlights, batteries, blankets, and lots of food. What kinds of food and how much are questions my wife and I answered a long time ago, when we survived the Loma Prieta earthquake in Northern …
I love cassoulet but it normally takes hours (sometimes days) to make. Not this one. Many substitutions are possible including making this an all-sausage cassoulet. It’s also a good way to use up leftover lamb, goose, duck, or roast pork from Sunday dinner, though the French (nor I) would ever …