Savory Basil & Tomato Pudding Cake
The flavors and aroma of a spectacular pasta. The feel of a soufflé. Huge, rich flavors to re-awaken every taste bud you've got. So light you won't feel like you're piling on after all the festive eating.
Taking Stock, Part 3: Mushroom. Cheese.
Waste not, want not. Always remember and never forget: save your mushroom stems and cheese rinds. They make fantastic and really useful stocks. Free soup. Hot, steamy, aromatic and deeply delicious improvements for cold winter days.
Taking Stock, Part 2: Vegetables Only
Don't throw away those carrot ends and onion trimmings. Two minutes to stick 'em in a pot with some water - then let them simmer for an hour or two. You get a great soup - or a great way to enrich other dishes. Fragrant, deeply flavorful stock. Waste not, want not.
Taking Stock, Part 1: Beef and Chicken
Don't throw away those bones and vegetable trimmings. Stick 'em in a pot with some water and let them simmer for a few hours. You get a great soup - for free. Maybe the best possible holiday leftover. Less than two minutes to put it all in a pot, add water and turn on the stove.
Resolution #6: Be Better at Small Stuff
The little things that get big results, slowly but surely. Here are 5 details that matter.
Resolution #3: Better in the Kitchen
Amaze yourself once a week. In the kitchen. Once a week, do something you've never done before. Learn to make one thing you love to eat. Something that always made you think, this is great but I probably shouldn't try this at home by myself. You should. Here's how.
The Countdown: No Headache Head Start
A head start on your New Year resolutions: blow your own bubbles and stop drinking high-priced, high-calorie, high Glycemic Load soda. Make this sparkling, tasty Champagne look-alike. Cut down on your bubbly alcohol consumption before the countdown.
Mac & Cheeses. Four of them.
For maximum deliciousness, lusciousness and satisfaction. Totally deep, cheesy flavor. You could serve this for Christmas and everyone would be merry. This is craft mac & cheese. Handcrafted by you. Amazingly great.
Christmas Eve in France:
The Grand Aioli
There's a Christmas Eve tradition in France, in Provence: aioli monstre. The Grand Aioli. A monster feast of vegetables accompanied by huge bowls of aioli. Love the name. Love the idea. And now I love the meal.
Feast of 7 Chickens: Dessert Masterpiece
Get out your egg beater and make this luscious, transporting dessert in 15 minutes. Chocolate Mousse. Rich flavor. Light texture. Like injecting fudge sauce with air bubbles. Unusually low calorie count. Even lower Glycemic Load. The Happiest Ending for your Holiday Feast.