This is a review of Lidia Bastianich’s “Italian-American Lasagna.” It’s loaded with meat sauce, mozzerella, and ricotta. It’s a fantastic recipe. It also freezes and reheats beautifully: so have some now and have some months from now. You’ll get a lot of delicious mileage out of this.
Holidays
How To Assemble Pierogi: Rolling, Stuffing, and Boiling
How To Assemble Pierogi: Rolling the dough, stuffing the rounds, and sealing the dumplings so they won’t leak while you’re boiling them
How To Make Sour Cream Pierogi Dough in a Stand Mixer
How To Make Sour Cream Pierogi Dough in a Stand Mixer: A homemade Polish recipe by a guy who respects tradition, but knows where to draw the line.
Make a Persian Love Cake for Valentine’s Day
Do you love baking? You will love baking a Persian Love Cake. Do you love someone? You’ll love baking Love Cake for someone you love. Do you love strawberries and cream? Cardamom and roses? Pistachios? Cream of tartar? If you do, you’ll love this recipe.
Fat Tuesday is Feb 9 this year, the same day as Mardi Gras! Coincidence?
It’s Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday, the climax of Carnival, the day before Lent). Do you know where your pączki are?
Holiday Punch
Happy New Year! Looking for something fun to make to welcome in 2016? This Holiday Punch cocktail is full of everything holiday: cranberries, your Christmas tree … gin. What, gin isn’t associated with the holidays? It is at my house.
Polish Easter Sweet Bread
Polish Easter Sweet Bread is like babka, but not quite. It comes from a similar sugary, yeasty, eggy, milky dough, but it’s not as sweet. It’s buttery, studded with golden raisins, and has a crumb topping. Polish Easter Sweet Bread is really a thing unto itself.
Breakfast in Bed Ideas for Valentine’s Day
(Or Really Any Day, If You’re Smart)
How to Quicken Your Romance: Easy breakfast in bed ideas for Valentine’s Day – or any other day, for that matter.
Nothing Says “I Love You”
Like Chocolate-Dipped Pretzel Nuggets
OK, a dozen long-stemmed roses and expensive chocolates in a heart-shaped box says it, too. But not in the same way; don’t overlook the little things on Valentine’s Day.