FOOD HOLIDAY: National Blueberry Popover Day and Cherry Popover Day

[1] Blueberry popovers. Here’s the recipe from Joy The Baker (photo © Joy The Baker). [2] A popover, hot from the oven, is opened and filled with preserves. Here’s the recipe, originally from Elephantine Blog (now closed) and reprinted by Allspice Online. [3] Serve blueberry or cherry jam or preserves on the side. Here’s the…
Continue reading “FOOD HOLIDAY: National Blueberry Popover Day and Cherry Popover Day”

TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Tartine

Don’t expect dessert: You’re making a sandwich. Tartine is the French word for an open-faced sandwich with a rich spread or fancy topping; the word actually refers to a slice of bread. Tartine is the French diminutive of the Old French and Middle English tarte, derived from the Late Latin torta, a type of bread.…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Tartine”

RECIPE: Brie & Beet Bruschetta

More purple passion: beets with Brie on bruschetta. Photo and recipe courtesy LoveBeets.com.   This appetizer or first course pairs with your favorite wine: red, white or sparkling. And beer, too, of course. Or, serve the bruschetta with the salad course. Prep time is 5 minutes, cooking time is 10 minutes. RECIPE: BRIE & BEET…
Continue reading “RECIPE: Brie & Beet Bruschetta”

RECIPES: Buffalo Brussels Sprouts & Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Here are two great Buffalo wing-style recipes that aren’t wings, but use the other ingredients of the dish—blue cheese dip and hot sauce. The first is Crispy Buffalo Brussels Sprouts, an appetizer for game day or a first course or side for dinner. Next up is a Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich. Dig in!  …
Continue reading “RECIPES: Buffalo Brussels Sprouts & Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwiches”

RECIPE: Caviar Smoked Salmon Sandwich

Thanks to our friend Ordway, who always gives us a tin of Petrossian caviar for Christmas, we typically have a caviar lunch on New Year’s Day—our first indulgence of the New Year. Sometimes we just eat it from the tin with a spoon. Other times we spoon it onto slices of Yukon Gold potatoes with…
Continue reading “RECIPE: Caviar Smoked Salmon Sandwich”