Savory Chocolate Napoleon

For this recipe, I highly recommend that you use a bittersweet chocolate that has a cocoa content of 72 percent or higher. That usually means the chocolate will contain less sugar and have a stronger cocoa taste. This will give Read More …

Grilled Zucchini Wraps with Tomatoes and Goat Cheese

It takes a bit of time to oven roast the tomatoes but otherwise this recipe is really simple. Very good, beautiful presentation. Great holiday appetizer. Wouldn’t recommend this as a passed hors d’oeuvre, though, as it is a little hard Read More …

Zalivnoye

New Year’s Eve is just around the corner, so it is time to start thinking about the all-important zakuska table. Zakuska is the Russian version of hors d’oevres, but being Russian, it’s bigger, brawnier, and way more ambitious. And no Read More …