Food
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Daily Herald's Cooks of the Year 2009Dec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - I can't blame you if you thought the recession scared a lot of people back to home cooking in 2009. I thought so too, but the latest research by New York-based The NPD ...
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Black Walnut-Crusted Pork With Mango-Berry Thyme Compote And Orange Saffron RiceDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Compote 2 tablespoons chopped, fresh thyme leaves 3 cloves garlic, minced ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper 2 mangoes, peeled, pitted and diced (or two 10-o...
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Hold the cream when thickening creamy soupsDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. How much difference does it really make if I use a lower fat alternative to cream or half-and-half in cream soup? A. Cream soups typically use anywhere from t...
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Chardonnay Poached Pear Tascido with Goat CheeseDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - 6 fresh Anjou pears 1 bottle (750 ml) Chardonnay 3 cups sugar 4 cups water 4 cinnamon sticks 1 lemon slice 1 small bunch of rosemary Goat cheese Port wine sauce ...
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Breathing room good for wine, psycheDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - The word on letting wine "breathe" ranges from "always" to "never" depending on who is at the table. "Never," instructs French oenologist Emile Peynaud. Whereas oxygen s...
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Cheeseburger CasseroleDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - 1½-2 pounds ground beef ½ cup onion, chopped ¼ teaspoon oregano ¼ teaspoon garlic salt or garlic powder 1 can (about 11 ounces) condensed tomato soup 1 box (7.25 ounces)...
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Cannellini Bean Dip with Fresh Chives and OreganoDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - 2 cans (15 ounces each) cannellini (white kidney) beans 2 garlic cloves, peeled ½ cup (4 ounces) fat-free cream cheese ½ cup chopped yellow onion 1 tablespoon fresh-s...
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Pastry chef flying high with new shopDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - To hear his grandmother tell it, Joshua Baudin was destined to work in the kitchen. As a youngster, he would hang on her apron strings, never swiping a cookie from the j...
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Old-Fashioned Split Pea SoupDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - 3 pounds split peas 6 quarts water 1 meaty ham bone 3 cups onion, coarsely chopped ¾ teaspoon black pepper ¾ teaspoon garlic salt or garlic powder ¾ teaspoon marjoram 1 ...
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Chocolate Tarts with Peppermint CremeDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - 2 packages (15 shells each) frozen mini phyllo shells ⅓ cup plus ¾ cup heavy cream, divided 4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet baking chocolate, cut into chunks 2 ounces ...