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[1] Kir Royale: sparkling wine and crème de cassis, which is blackcurrant liqueur (photo © The Mercury | Atlanta (now closed, alas). [2] The original Kir, simply crème de cassis and white wine, has no bubbly. It begat the Kir Royale (with Champagne, above) and a dozen more variations (photo © Stuart Webster | Wikipedia).…
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It’s technically still summer, the weather is still warm, tomatoes are still on the vine. Grab the last tomatoes of the season and make tomato sorbet. If you’re a fan of gazpacho and/or Bloody Marys, you’ll love this recipe. Tomato sorbet is a savory sorbet—no sweetener. It’s very refreshing. Flavored with herbs, it’s very healthy…
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Extra egg yolks? It’s easy to keep them fresh. Photo by Michael Lorenzo | SXC. If you have egg yolks that you won’t be using immediately, they’ll keep longer if you store them under a layer of water or milk. Drain off the liquid before using the yolks. Use within five days or freeze. To…
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Do you avoid a hot bowl of instant oatmeal each day because it’s just too mushy? Do you like oatmeal but wish the instant kind were more like stovetop-cooked? Do you want an easy way to get your daily 48g of whole grain? Do you want more fiber, cancer-fighting foods, the ability to lower bad…
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A chocolate-lover’s dessert fantasy: milk and dark chocolate cups filled with chocolate mousse.Chocolate cups from Godiva. End dinner with chocolate cups—but not to drink from. For an easy and elegant dessert at the end of a sumptuous dinner, simply place a scoop of ice cream into a molded chocolate cup. Garnish with a berry and…
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