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Celebrate more daylight with an AviónSunshine cocktail. Photo courtesy Avión. Everyone has a favorite holiday: Christmas, Halloween, Easter or Thanksgiving, perhaps. Ours is Daylight Savings Time. We are not a night person: We love the light, from dawn to sunset. We are not happy waking up to a black sky and getting dressed in…
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First made by Native Americans, grits are an ubiquitous menu item in the American South. The area from Virginia to Texas is even called the “Grits Belt,” where grits are served for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and that sounds great to us!). Grits are the hard part of the corn kernel (the endosperm), cut into…
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If someone asks what to serve on St. Patrick’s Day, the answer will most likely be “corned beef and cabbage.” Corning means curing or pickling the meat in a seasoned brine. The word refers to the “corns” or grains of kosher (or other coarse) salt that are mixed with water to make the brine.…
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Make a simple tomato sauce, or addmeat or mushrooms. Photo by Trutenka | IST. A tip from Alissa Dicker-Schrieber, cooking teacher at TheKitchenista.com: Pasta with homemade tomato sauce is one of the tastiest, most convenient and affordable meals you can make. The prep work is quick and simple. Just boil some water for the…
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This is a late post. We’ve been busy baking (and consuming) a celebratory white chocolate cheesecake. That’s because today is National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day. We invited a bunch of celebrants, and they’ve just left. Here’s the recipe, served with a raspberry coulis (COO-lee, French for fruit purée). The key to deliciousness is using real…
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