Cocktail guests coming over unexpectedly? Not a problem, when you have some salmon-horseradish mousse in the refrigerator. This quick and easy palate pleasing…
After a few weeks of cooking (and eating) just about every cuisine but Italian, I was craving a good, wholesome pasta dish. The…
No, I’m not kidding, it really is. I’ve used Rose Levy Beranbaum’s basic brioche recipe for years and I’ve never had a failure…
While leafing through a recent Food & Wine issue, a seared tuna steak recipe caught my attention with its citrusy soy sauce, so…
If you’ve ever indulged in what I call “reverse shopping,” such as buying an entire outfit to match, say, a scarf, tie, or…
For Christmas, our good friend Dylan gave Robert an autographed copy of “The Shun Lee Cookbook” and I’m very glad he did because…
I know what I forgot to talk about in yesterday’s post; the six 1.5 lb lobsters I got in Chinatown the week before…
Well not really, thank goodness! Actually, more like dreaming about the fishes. Generally, when we purvey seafood from Arthur Avenue in the Bronx,…
I’ve always felt that any amuse-bouche worth its salt should be more than a whimsical little bite before you get down to business…
After much preparation and anticipation, we finally had our extraordinary family Christmas dinner Saturday evening. It wasn’t necessarily all about Sicilian food, although…