This is the dish that means Thanksgiving to me. It's a recipe handed down by my mother and I treasure it as much for that as for its taste. It's a family-heirloom, with roots in my mother's Texas childhood, though she learned to make it for herself … [Read more...]
November magic
[This was the first in a series of Crumbs on the Table columns published in Cambridge Magazine. It includes three recipes for a homely yet special autumn feast in sympathy with the season: woodsy mixed mushrooms on garlic toasts, fit for a king or … [Read more...]
Chez Panisse almond tart, and how even the best recipes evolve
The Chez Panisse almond tart has a loyal following to this day, almost forty years after it was first developed by pastry chef Lindsey Shere for the Berkeley restaurant that started the American food revolution. Sophisticated and delicious, this … [Read more...]
In Tomato Fields
September in southern New Jersey is invariably hot and humid, the remnants of August’s dog days hanging on, tenacious and ornery. It is the time when the tomato fields that bordered our house in rural Mickleton began to take on the smell of … [Read more...]
Fried green tomatoes in England
My article, "In Tomato Fields", tells the story of the 'Jersey tomato' in its heyday, during the years when my sisters and I were growing up surrounded by fields of them. It relates how the collective memory of those who loved it and lamented its … [Read more...]
Troubleshooting short crust pastry, sweet and savoury
Of all the pastry to make at home from scratch, short crust is the most useful for both sweet and savoury dishes. Making it yourself gives you great flavour and more flavour options, and means you know exactly what's in it. It's not difficult to … [Read more...]
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