Tag: recipe
member name: Madame Donna C.
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December 16, 2008 09:15 PM EST --
Holiday time seems naturally to evoke an urge to bake. The chill of the snow and ice outdoors draws us to the warmth of the hearth, the heart of the home: the kitchen.
Nostalgic daydreams . . .
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January 03, 2009 04:06 PM EST --
I'm a sucker for a trip: long, short, far, or near, with friends or without, to see family or to meet new people. I love tasting local foods, learning from different cultures and sharing new . . .
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March 27, 2009 05:48 PM EDT --
Madame Donna's Wonton Clouds
Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce:
1-pint heavy whipping cream
6-8 large roasted garlic cloves, mashed
Salt and white pepper to taste
Wonton Filling: . . .
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July 24, 2009 02:57 PM EDT --
Something about summer draws a cook outdoors. The thought of a hot kitchen pales next to the romantic idea of cooking in a shady spot enjoying a cooling evening breeze at dusk.
Usually all . . .
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November 25, 2009 10:46 PM EST --
Our strongest family tradition for the holidays is to give until it hurts, so to speak. As a result, everyone in our family makes food for the hungry, works in a food kitchen or hosts homeless or . . .
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November 11, 2009 01:07 PM EST --
Each year as summer’s heat fades and fall’s cooler air moves in, I begin planning my Thanksgiving menu. It is finally cool enough to use the oven a bit more as I experiment with recipes to . . .
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March 15, 2009 12:40 AM EDT --
Infrequently, I try a recipe that someone hands off to me. This one came from the Oprah website, a site known for a variety of offerings yet never a recipe that I’ve enjoyed without altercation or enhancement. . . .
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April 15, 2007 11:25 PM EDT --
The weekends are the best time for lazy, easy dinners. So it was tonight, as I perused the refrigerator. I decided on a recipe from my Israeli friend, Michal. Coincidentally, my Palestinian . . .
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January 13, 2009 12:03 AM EST --
One of my favorite condiments is a fresh basil pesto. Over the years, I’ve created and adapted many of my own versions of pesto using different flavor bases with a variety of seeds, seasonings . . .
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April 01, 2009 12:26 AM EDT --
Being home alone, for a week, with a refrigerator full of leftovers from various meals, meant I either had to jettison that food into the trash or eat it all myself. With an eye of discernment, I surveyed . . .
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April 25, 2009 07:37 PM EDT --
Sometimes the rhythm of life keeps me so busy that I barely notice the leftovers accumulating on the refrigerator shelves. I've noticed that when we are entertaining guests, either for dinner or . . .
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May 18, 2007 12:43 PM EDT --
Whenever an event worthy of commemoration comes along, our family dives into party mode. On Saturday evening, we will celebrate our third child's college graduation with our extended family and . . .
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June 21, 2007 04:30 PM EDT --
Madame Donna's Change 'O Plans Pesto Pizza
Along the shore, summertime lends a particular sense of freedom to our lifestyles. Women scantily wrapped in bikini tops and beach towel bottoms, . . .
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August 14, 2007 04:33 PM EDT --
Two round orbs looked up at me with a questioning stare. I gazed downward at the small person tugging on my pant leg. Jiggly J, my niece, wanted to cook.
Jiggly earned her name from her unstoppable . . .
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October 09, 2007 05:21 PM EDT --
I saw a wonderful sandwich posted here by my fellow foodie, Kevin Weeks, last week. I wanted to make the sandwich since every element of it was something I like to eat.
His recipe included . . .
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January 07, 2008 02:51 PM EST --
By the sea, by the beautiful sea, one expects balmy breezes and palm trees. In wintertime, the sea turns a deep azure blue and becomes as tumultuous as boiling water in a teapot. When storms blow through . . .
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April 09, 2008 07:51 PM EDT --
This week, all over the world, boxes of Matzo appeared on store shelves. Matzo, the ancient unleavened bread used for Passover, becomes the bread of affliction for the Passover Seder.
Traditionally, . . .
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April 04, 2009 03:42 PM EDT --
When chicken soup simmers on the stove, it fills the kitchen with a fragrant aroma and its scent will slowly infuse the house. Chicken soup evokes memories of mothers standing over the stove, grandmothers . . .
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February 09, 2007 02:29 PM EST --
"Croute" is simply the French word for "crust." Croute is a thick, toasted bread that is hollowed and then filled with food. One of the most familiar en croute recipes is the pastry . . .
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March 28, 2007 02:26 PM EDT --
This week, all over the world, boxes of Matzo appeared on store shelves. Matzo, the ancient unleavened bread used for Passover, becomes the bread of affliction for the Passover Seder.
Traditionally, . . .
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