There are some vegetables that are so beautiful we eat them with our eyes as much as our mouths. Take carrots, for example. Most are orange, delicious, and beautiful enough....
This twist on croissants came to us from California. They’re a West Coast invention, and weren’t often seen this side of the pond. Certainly, we’d not come across them until...
A good, handmade croissant is a thing of wonder. It’s often said that the real test of a baker is the ability to make a croissant. Whereas bread succumbs to...
French tomato soup, with its acidic tomatoes, can pick up a metallic taste when cooked in seasoned cast iron. To avoid that, this soup is started in a cast-iron pan,...
This is a favorite item to bring to winter food swaps. I buy quarts of fresh Wisconsin cranberries in the fall and freeze them to use throughout the winter months....
My lasting memory of Luben Boykov’s time on One Chef One Critic is an image. No, it’s not an image of one of his exquisite sculptures – which we showed...