Lidia Bastianich’s Italian-American Spaghetti and Meatballs in a rich, zesty tomato sauce … it’s one of myfavorite recipes.
Recipe Reviews
Tropical Fruit Salad
Martha Stewart’s Tropical Fruit Salad is made with fresh pineapple, strawberry, lime, and coconut chips. It’s probably the simplest of the Martha recipes I know, but its nonetheless characteristically delicious and distinctive.
Raspberry Rum Shrub Cocktail
The recipe for this raspberry rum shrub cocktail goes back to colonial times. It’s made from fresh fruit, ginger ale, and, uh … vinegar – but don’t let that get to you. It’s an adventure in a Collins glass. Finally! A better answer to “Bring me a shrubbery!”
Foraged Fruit: Wild Blackberry Scones
Recipe review: homemade wild blackberry scones, made with sour cream and butter, from America’s Test Kitchen. You wouldn’t believe what I had to go through to bring you this post. Blackberry canes have thorns, man.
Pretzel Tuna Fish Sandwich
What I learned in college: a can of tuna in oil and some mayo can make a great sandwich. What I learned from My Tartare: tuna fish can be turned into an exquisite tuna salad, quickly and easily. Check out this recipe.
Pub Sauce
Here’s a recipe for Pub Sauce from My Tartare. It’s a reduction – a demi-glace – made with beer and perfect for everything from steak to gravy.
Italian-American Lasagna
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.
Truffle and Herb Ricotta Cheesecake
Parmesan and ricotta cheeses combine to create this savory cheesecake. Truffle oil and pesto put it over the top. You’re friends will think you’re freaking amazing – which is cool, because you are.
Chocolate Stout Cake
Good things come in threes: this is the first of a trio of chocolate cakes that we’ll present over the next few weeks. Chocolate Stout Cake is a hot water cocoa cake in which the oil and water are replaced by sour cream and beer. Topped off with a cream cheese frosting, it’s quite an impressive cake.