GIFTS: Last Minute Gifts

Still in need of a holiday gift? Here are three for food lovers, in the form of electronic gift certificates (e-gift cards), quickly emailed from the companies’ websites. GOURMET CHOCOLATE GIFT CERTIFICATE We love to give Chocomize gift certificates. They enable the recipient to customize their own chocolate bars with a choice of scores of…
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COOKING: Cassis In Your Kitchen?

The new cassis for cooking. Photo courtesy SurLaTable.com. The cassis in our kitchen is crème de cassis, a heavenly blackcurrant (a.k.a. cassis) liqueur made in Burgundy. We employ it in various desserts, and adore it mixed with sparkling wine (a Kir Royale cocktail) or sometimes, in a still white wine (a Kir). Cassis is a…
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