Another beauty from Piero Polloni, whose tomato sauce and gazpacho recipes I shared with you on Tuesday. This is rich and bittersweet
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ngélique, our sweet and gracious hostess aboard the Tango, delighted us day after day with beautiful table settings, fancifully decorated butter
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When I travel alone, I can’t fully settle down in peaceful content until I’ve bought chocolates. It’s not that I
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You may already think I’m overwrought after that panegyric to my schnitzel. Now I’ll tell you that I almost–almost–cried as I
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Speaking of things to eat with a spoon, there’s risotto. It’s possibly my favourite thing in the world to cook (all
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The winter winds are finally howling in New York, and I’m in mind of dark things…in a good way. I
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I’m about to encourage you to make your own mayonnaise. It’s easy. Before you say, “Just as soon as I
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On rather short notice, I’ve hit the road for a few days and headed to Ferrara, Italy. Last night, I
Continue readingChocolate Sambuca Cookies
I don’t know what it is about Sambuca, the colorless anise and elderflower-flavored liqueur. The ancients believed anise to be
Continue readingI could eat you with a spoon
That affectionate phrase has always enchanted me, partly because I’ve never heard it lavished upon me personally. It implies some
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