Gnocchi is a tough one. Starting with how to pronounce it: NYO-kee, like the “ny” sound from “canyon” but with a long “o” sound after. Then is the texture: light and fluffy in the mouth, but settles really heavy in the stomach if you eat too much. (My father-in-law — both parents Italian immigrants — [...]
I’ve gone to a few Valentine’s dinner parties, where each couple brought a dish with a Valentine’s theme. After eating, we’d vote for best taste and best in theme. These deconstructed connoli won for best in theme the year I brought them. They’re dead simple to make — as long as you don’t try to [...]
My father-in-law, Lou, finally got a stand mixer for Christmas, and doesn’t have to borrow mine when he wants to make something any more. So the first thing he decided to do is start making bread. I brought him over the recipe for crusty Italian bread and he went to town. But of course he [...]
The Waldorf salad I grew up on was peeled red delicious apples, raisins and mayonnaise. (Or maybe Miracle Whip, I don’t remember. UPDATE: I just got an email from my mother confirming that she does not like Miracle Whip, so it would have been mayo that I grew up with.) Of course I had no [...]
There are tart apples, and sweet apples, and dry apples, and dozens of flavors to choose from. But when you buy pre-made applesauce, odds are the ingredients just list “apples”. And of course high fructose corn syrup … because simply using sweeter apples is apparently too hard. So if you’re trying to avoid HFCS — [...]
