“He left Hollywood and renounced the pursuit of fame, joining a brotherhood of Franciscans who supported their monastery by refilling ink cartridges and baking fruitcake, available at Amazon.com.” That’s a line from my first novel, summing up the future for an actor in dire need of redemption. Obviously fruitcake means…
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Joan Crawford looking very festive. Her recipe for Broiled Steak with Roquefort Cheese — a-okay for a carnivore’s Christmas — is below. Serve with crispy roast potatoes and a green salad and you’ve got a meal to celebrate. The way you get quartered potatoes to crisp up when you roast…
After his beloved Lillian died Mr. MacMurray was fortunate to find June Haver, with whom he had a wonderful marriage and adopted two more children. I don’t know who did the cooking at home, but this pie is a traditional favorite with my family because it is a pumpkin chiffon,…
What has this to do with baking? Let me back up a little bit and we’ll get to that. Josh Marshall is a journalist who writes about the political scene. He is astute, insightful, and sometimes he cracks me the-hell-up. So in the midst of one of his essays on…
Braised Chicken with Olives, Carrots, and Preserved Lemon: 1 chicken cut into pieces and 4 thighs 8 carrots 1 large onion 2 handfuls of Castlevetrano olives with pits 8 sundried tomatoes in olive oil Enough chicken stock to cover the chicken (2 cups-ish) Enough olive oil to barely coat…
For the Devil’s Food Cake: 1/2 stick of butter, or 2 oz. (unsalted) 1 cup sugar 2 eggs, beaten until frothy and pale 1 and 1/2 cups cake flour 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup buttermilk or sour cream (or mix some milk with sour…
Chocolate and Cabernet Sauvignon Italian Cake recipe on Food52.com. “The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues.”
Sliced avocado, arugula, slivers of red onion, segments of orange, luscious green olives, sea salt, black pepper, fennel seeds, lemon juice, olive oil… Salad. “I restore myself when I’m alone. A career is born in public — talent in privacy.”
I can neither confirm or deny, but it’s easy and perfect for hot weather cooking. Pasta Puttanesca 4-6 minced cloves of garlic 4 anchovy fillets A good handful of fresh basil, like five sprigs or a cup — chopped A dash of red pepper flakes (I don’t like things so…