Here’s an easy side dish using frozen spinach in a creamy sauce, with mushrooms and a touch of horseradish and nutmeg. Spinach-Mushroom Bake 5 packages (9 or 10 ounces each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed1/4 cup butter2 cups chopped mushrooms 1/4 cup chopped onion1-1/3 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese, divided3/4 cup sour cream3/4 cup whipping cream1 teaspoon […]
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A Different Turkey Dressing
Here is a change of pace from bread dressing for your turkey, if you want to try something a little different. It uses cooked rice instead of bread cubes, and is full of good things like Italian sausage, ham, and shrimp. If you don’t want to stuff the dressing into a turkey, it can be baked […]
What I Did for Lidia
Do you ever have one of those days where everything goes wrong, but then somehow you end up laughing about it all? Yesterday was one of those days. I clipped out a small section of the Wednesday paper that said Lidia Bastianich was going to be at one of our brand new upscale grocery stores, Mariano’s, on Thursday. […]
Life is Short – Eat Dessert First!
Kitchens across the country are getting ready for the upcoming celebrations of Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas. That means pumpkin pie, Christmas cookies, fudge, tortes, candy, and everything in between. Americans certainly love their sweets. Desserts are always special on these occasions, but Jacques Torres takes it to a whole new level. Known as “Mr. Chocolate, Jacques […]
Wednesday (Double!) Winners: Bake-Off # 27- Crescent Caramel Swirl and Whole Wheat Raisin Loaf
Since our country was celebrating its bicentennial in 1976, the year of this Bake-Off, it was only fitting that the venue would be Boston – a city of significance to our founding fathers. Appropriately, the contest was referred to for the first time as “America’s Bake-Off.” Contestants were treated to New England hospitality complete with a […]
May Your Casserole Runneth Over
One of my favorite childhood memories is attending the potluck dinners after church. Right before the service was over, the aroma from Fellowship Hall would start to fill the sanctuary. After the Benediction, everyone headed straight to the food. At these potluck dinners, you wouldn’t find something on the table from a grocery store deli, or heaven […]
Lessons from an Italian Baker
Author Franco Galli went to work as a baker’s apprentice in his native Italy at the age of ten. Despite his young age, he quickly developed a passion for the culinary specialties of his country. He continued his education at a prestigious hotel school, managed his family restaurant, and eventually found his way to America. The bakery started […]
Cookbook Giveaways for this Week of 11-14-11: Time to Bake!
I just wrote about this classic Farm Journal cookbook in a blog last month, then I recently found another one at an antique store. ‘Tis the season for bread-making and this book is a must if you love homemade breads. This one just popped up on a library sale table this past weekend and since I have it […]
