I’ve been doing a bit of bread baking recently and always end up with 2 loaves. One of the loaves is usually eaten quickly while the second languishes a bit and gets stale. It’s not surprising. Fresh bread is fantastic, two day old bread is meh. What do you do with the re-meh-ning bread? Probably…
Month: February 2014
How to Deal With a Canceled Vacation: Make Chocolate Truffles
We weren’t supposed to be in town for Valentine’s Day. We were supposed to be far away from snowy cold Chicago on a Caribbean island. However, Old Man Winter had other plans and ended up blasting the east coast thereby canceling our trip (for now). I had to scramble for Valentine’s Day and whip up…
Saffron Stewed White Beans: Updating a Classic
Last Sunday I was flipping through my newest cookbook, Classico e Moderno, looking for some inspiration. We were having roast lamb for dinner and I was searching for something new to serve alongside it. I found a classic dish for stewed beans which supposedly is a common Tuscan side for roasts and braises and it…
Tarte Tatin: A Perfect Treat for Valentine’s Day
Way back in the beginning when I started this blog I wrote about how the apple is a more fitting fruit for Valentine’s Day and I’m still of that mindset. If you’re going to cook a special dinner at home for your Valentine, a tarte tatin is an impressive dessert, as well as firmly outside…
