As a child I used to read through my mom’s endless countertop cookbook collection, flipping through page after page of Giada’s and Ina’s latest creations. And while my tiny New York City kitchen reached its maximum book occupancy long ago, I recently made room for one more - a personalized cookbook detailing my 40 or [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2010’
Polpette Fritte
There are few things better than homemade meatballs. These Polpette Fritte hail from the northeastern region of Italy and combine spicy Italian sausage, ground turkey and beef with raisins, pine nuts and Parmesan. Roll this killer combo of sweetness and spice in breadcrumbs then saute them until golden brown for the perfect appetizer or addition [...]
Happy National Doughnut Day!
Main Entry: dough·nut
Variant(s): also do·nut
Function: noun
Date: circa 1809
1 : a small usually ring-shaped cake fried in fat
2 : something (as a mathematical torus) that resembles a doughnut especially in shape
Forget the second definition. Today, our nation is honoring the golden glazed glory that are doughnuts. Many of you know about my love, and by love I [...]
