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Let us at them! Photo of marrons glacés courtesy PasticceriaCucinella.it. Oh, do we love marrons glacés, candied chestnuts. They have been a favorite confection from our first childhood bite, atop a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a fancy silver dish in the tea room of a long-departed department store. Then, relatives visiting France…
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Even George Washington was a fan of pumpkin beer. He brewed his own, of course. Photo courtesy CraftBeer.com. Thanks to Julia Herz of CraftBeer.com for today’s tip: Pick up some pumpkin beer or ale. In fact, have a pumpkin beer tasting for Halloween (with or without costumes), and bring it instead of wine to…
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Violet kohlrabi. There’s also a light green variety. Photo courtesy The Good Eggs. You’ve just gotten used to kale. Are you ready for another cruciferous vegetable, kohlrabi? A member of the powerful anti-carcinogenic Brassica family (formerly Crucifera), which also includes bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, kale, mustard greens, rutabaga, turnips and…
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[1] You can grate it, crumble it, or… (photo #1 © iGourmet) [2] Ricotta salata in a traditional shape (photo © Southern Italian Desserts | Amazon). [3] Regular ricotta (photos #5 and #7 © Murray’s Cheese). The history of ricotta is below. > The history of cheese. > The different types of cheese: a photo…
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[1] Chioggia beets, candy striped by nature (photo © Bee Raw). [2] A bowl of striped chioggia and conventional red beets (photo by Woodley Wonderworks | CC BY 2.0 License). Some vegetables just engender a smile. For us, watermelon radish and chioggia beets are two of these, both charmingly candy striped by nature. It’s…
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