Content tagged with “Birthday”

Tropical Popcorn Balls
These popcorn balls are held together with a flavorful combination of agave nectar and peanut butter. Macadamia nuts...

Brown Sugar Peach Shortcakes
Brown sugar-sweetened shortcakes with fresh, ripe peaches and a lightly sweetened cream topping that’s reminiscent of...

Chicken with Quick Mole Sauce
Rich, dark and delicious, mole is a signature sauce in Mexican cooking. There are many variations, but the basic...

Red Curry Clams
This simple recipe of clams cooked in a spicy Thai red curry sauce takes advantage of prepared Thai curry paste, which...

Italian Mussels & Pasta
This combination of mussels with plenty of garlic, parsley, saffron and white wine was inspired by the Venetian soup...

Roasted Rhubarb Salad
Rhubarb roasted for just a few minutes is a tart topping for a mixed green salad with raisins, walnuts and goat cheese.

Roasted California Fennel with Olive Tapenade, Feta & Mint
Slow-roasting fennel caramelizes its natural sugars and softens what in a raw state is a very crisp texture to...

Spicy Thai Barbecued Oysters
The great thing about barbecuing oysters is you don’t need to shuck them. Put the oysters right on the grill and cook...

Spicy Barbecued Oysters
If you’re intimidated by shucking oysters—this recipe for barbecued oysters is for you. When you grill them, steam...

Oysters Rockefeller
Invented at Antoine’s in New Orleans in 1889, oysters Rockefeller was named for John D. Rockefeller, one of the richest...

Chocolate Raspberry Tofu Pie
This chocolate raspberry pie gets an amazing smooth, rich, creamy texture from pureed tofu. But no need to tell that...

Sesame-Crusted Tofu over Vegetables
Marinated, sesame-crusted tofu tops a delightful medley of stir-fried vegetables that includes bok choy, bell pepper,...

Apricot Grunt
Grunts, also known as slumps, are cousins to the cobbler—they too feature a biscuit topping, but unlike the cobbler,...

Cherry-Raspberry Buckle
Buckles are a traditional fruit-studded dessert that’s like a soft, moist cake. We use a combination of cherries and...

Double Corn-Blueberry Cobbler
The hallmark of a cobbler is a biscuit topping baked right on top of the fruit. Here blueberries (or blackberries) and...

Peach, Rhubarb & Ginger Crisp
In this fruit crisp, the crunchy oatmeal topping and the peach-rhubarb filling get a lively kick from finely chopped...

Strawberry Pandowdy
A truly old-fashioned dessert, “pandowdy” is said to refer to the cutting up of the flaky crust, or “dowdy-ing,” toward...

Oysters on the Half Shell with Mignonette Sauce
It may seem a little intimidating to open an oyster, but after a little practice it gets easier. Classically oysters...

Oysters on the Half Shell with Hog Wash
It may seems a little intimidating to open an oyster, but after a little practice it gets easier. In this recipe, the...

Apricot-Espresso Glazed Roast Pork Loin
A little espresso gives a robust edge to the sweet-tart apricot glaze for this roasted pork loin. There is a 20-minute...

Roast Leg of Lamb, Cauliflower & Shallots
Even though lamb is available year-round, it’s traditionally associated with spring. Here we slather this vernal meat...

Coffee Panna Cotta
Panna cotta (“cooked cream” in Italian) is a silky-smooth dessert that works beautifully with the flavor of coffee. The...

Coffee-Streusel Bundt Cake
Can you really have too much of a good thing when it comes to the combination of coffee and cake? Here, we’ve created a...

Chicken with Creamy Braised Leeks
A touch of heavy cream, a few garlic cloves and thyme sprigs round out the flavor of tender braised leeks with chicken...

Radish, Celery & Snap Pea Salad
This stunning spring salad, full of peppery radishes, sliced celery, celery leaves and crunchy snap peas, is perfect...