Limoncello
Limoncello made with vodka on the left and grain alcohol on the right. When I left Italy in 2002, I carefully packed two coolers full of...
Ruby Red Grapefruit Gelato
Grapefruit is one of my absolute favorite flavors of gelato. Even though I lived in Italy for three years and ate gelato everywhere I...
Ingredient Spotlight: Citrus
Red grapefruit, lime, orange, tangerine, and small blood orange (Moro variety) When I was a little girl, I often went to school with...
Date, Goat Cheese & Black Pepper Pastries
Sometimes I come across food products that if I don’t have an immediate idea of what to do with them, I just know they’ll taste good. ...
Balsamic Syrup
Great in salad dressings, inexpensive, everyday balsamic vinegar becomes something special indeed when you give it two simple things:...
Ingredient Spotlight: Chili Peppers
Jalapeño, dried cayenne, and candied habanero peppers. I grew both the cayenne and habaneros. When I was 19 and still pretty dumb, I had...