Blonde Lasagna

Instead of tomato sauce, this lasagna uses a ricotta custard heavily laced with garlic and red pepper. You can adjust the amount of seasoning to your own taste, but I have found that the lasagna is less bland if you Read More …

Refreshing Creamed Zuccini Soup

The true Bulgarian zuccini soup uses rice instead of potatoes, and it isn’t pureed at the end. It also needs a special final touch – adding a beaten egg with a tbsp of lemon juice to ‘bind the soup together’. Read More …

Aspic for Pates

Jacques Pepin uses aspic to cover the top of pate. You will need to prepare the aspic and then let it cool so that it begins to thicken. Jacques describes the proper consistency as “oily”. If it becomes too thick Read More …

3 Tier Strawberries and Cream Pavlova

This desert can be made with any number of levels and toppings, my favorite look and taste is that from the combination of strawberries and cream. This recipe uses fresh strawberries and strawberry sauce. Pavlova 6 egg whites 3 cups Read More …

Homemade Dulce de Leche

Below are two different ways to make this delicious caramel spread: One is more classic—cooking down milk and sugar—but it requires a fair amount of attention and stirring. The other uses sweetened condensed milk and a long, though mostly unattended, Read More …

Individual Beef & Marsala Pot Pies

Fall means comfort, and nothing is more on trend this season than savory pies. Here, A.1. Original Steak Sauce fortifies the beefy flavors. This recipe uses a value cut of meat, and the steak sauce stands up to its big Read More …

Butter Chicken Mac & Cheese

Fragrant Indian butter chicken and classic mac & cheese combine to create the ultimate comfort food. This recipe uses evaporated milk to reduce the fat while maintaining creaminess. Rotisserie chicken helps speed up the cooking process, so you can have Read More …

Sbiten (сбитень)

Sbiten is a lovely spiced honey drink, perfect for cold winter days and anyone feeling under the weather. It is also extremely easy, and uses ingredients you likely already have at home. Be prepared— it’s very sweet. 4 cups (1 Read More …