Serves 4-6 This is our interpretation of the French classic Pommes Anna. We kicked it up a notch with the addition of truffle Pecorino for an elegant cheesy twist. Named after a mid-19th-century Parisian beauty, this crispy, buttery potato cake with a creamy center is special occasion fare. It’s a marvel still, every time we…
Category: Holiday
Truffle-infused French Onion Soup
Serves 8-10 Few soups get people as misty-eyed as French onion. Literally and figuratively speaking, for some. Sure, at times I count myself among the many who cry while slicing pounds and pounds of onions. Despite the waterworks, it’s hard to resist the result: a rich, fragrant, deeply colored pot of comfort. The best renditions…
Vee’s Loaded Oatmeal Cookies with a Brown Butter Glaze
The name says it all, an old fashion favorite comfort cookie loaded with brown sugar, pecans, golden raisins, currants and a combination of spices. My favorite is the cardamom. I’ve always been reluctant to use shortening but with no real valid reason so after much research and testing I decided to include it in this…
Butter-Toffee Crunch Shortbread
Shortbread has beneficial effects on the soul. The warm glow it gives is better than alcohol…” – LUCY ELLMAN Perhaps the most decadent cookie I have ever had. Awfully impressive, and dead easy, this is just a good basic brown sugar Scottish shortbread recipe, enhanced with butterscotch and toffee bits. As with any shortbread, the…
Holiday Salad a.k.a Asian Pear, Persimmon & Fennel Salad with Hazelnuts and a Pomegranate Vinaigrette.
Serves 4 This is a gorgeous looking salad that’s preparation is easy to put together and the flavors are distinct and explosive. It has equal parts of festive and damn deliciousness. Persimmons and pears are the perfect choice for adding a little sweetness while fennel, Frisée and Belgian Endive forms an assertive backdrop along with…
Chocolate-Caramel Pecan Sandies a.k.a Shortbread Cookies
Lovers of pecan sandies a.k.a. pecan shortbread cookies will love and adore these crisp, buttery treats that are a cinch to put together. One of the ultimate holiday treats which always makes for beautiful delicious packaged holiday gifts. Sandwiched between 2 of these buttery treats is a dollop of chocolate-caramel or, if you prefer you…
