RECIPE: Orange Madeleines & More

Madeleines are small buttery cakes with a distinctive shell shape. This French delight is named for Mary Magdalen (the French name for Magdalen is Madeleine). Food historians believe that the recipe originated with nuns from a convent once dedicated to her, as nuns traditionally raised money by baking and selling sweets. Many people liken the…
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RECIPE: Lemon & Crystallized Ginger Yogurt Sorbet

There’s nothing more refreshing on a hot summer day than a bowl of lemon sorbet—but there’s a lot of sugar in sorbet. Here’s a recipe, courtesy of Chobani Greek style yogurt (one of our favorite yogurts), that will satisfy your sweet tooth and keep you cool without all that refined sugar. This recipe uses lower…
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Moonwalk Cocktail Recipe: Celebrate Man’s First Walk On The Moon

[1] Rosewater is available from Nielsen-Massey as well as at Indian Middle Eastern markets (photo © Nielsen-Massey). [2] Moet et Chandon (photo © Moet et Chandon).   Today marks the 40th Anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s and Buzz Aldrin’s historic, 1969 walk on the Moon. The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land…
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