Poached pears is a choice dessert menu item that I’ve always wanted to attempt at home. The variations are endless for this treat, and when searching for recipes online I found one on the California Milk Advisory Board’s Web site that particularly caught my eye: Port-Poached Pears and Ricotta. Pears, a port reduction sauce AND […]
I was a bachelor for the past decade and my cooking efforts were basically limited to TV dinners, microwave popcorn and making coffee (scratch that last one, I pretty much always went to Starbucks.) But happily, my diet took a healthier turn for the better when I got married last spring and moved in with […]
Like many households these days, my family bulks up the holiday season by decorating the Christmas tree and lighting a menorah. Likewise, the thoughts of sugar plums dancing in our heads are accompanied by dreams of potato latkes piled high with apple sauce or sour cream. This year, I borrowed the recipe below from www.healthypotato.com […]
Every year I bring a either a side dish or appetizer to my family’s Thanksgiving Dinner. Last year I made this version of mashed potatoes and they were such a hit that I’m planning on preparing them again this year. I found the recipe in the November 2006 issue of Bon Appétit. Sour Cream-Horseradish Mash […]
As I was reading through the various newspaper food pages yesterday, I was bombarded with Thanksgiving recipes. Soups, sides, pies and, of course, turkeys (brined, fried and everything in between) made my mouth water, my tummy rumble and reminded me how much I love a delicious Turkey Day feast. Because I am joining my husband’s […]
