“Who makes their own kichel?” exclaimed an astounded friend in amazement, at a pre-Covid19 party (remember those) where I had served a plate of my homemade kichel with the aperitifs. Out of the corner of my eye, I happily noticed that the kichel were disappearing quickly. As a lifetime kichel-lover, I searched intensely for the quintessential recipe for kichel when I stumbled across this one by Ben Moskowitz, owner of…
Sweet, succulent summer peaches are available in the Northeast right now. Was there ever a surer sign of summer than a juicy and delicious, perfectly ripe peach. Sam Sifton of the New York Times says “that you get one really good peach a year, if you’re lucky, if you don’t live in the South or next to a peach orchard. ” I should buy a lottery ticket because this week…
These cookies are the stuff of dreams, that’s if you dream about mouthfuls of meltingly soft chocolate cookie clouds enrobed in a fine layer of powdered sugar. These cookies will leave every other crinkle cookie back at the starting gate. They are distinguished by their soft, fudgy interiors that are almost like brownies in every bite.…
Elegant, thin and crisp slices of warm, sweet gingerbread biscotti with a hint of cinnamon and cloves, dotted with a scattering of white chocolate are a year round treat in my house. Redolent of those spices we associate with colder weather…well guess what, these wonders taste just as good in July!…
Most people have come to refer to rogelach as that delicious cream cheese and butter pastry bite, filled with cinnamon, sugar, jam and nuts. Today, we’re going to talk about yeast rogelach. Hmmm…I saw that you surreptitiously reached for the Tylenol bottle when you read the word yeast. I’m here to tell you that yeast is your friend and these are going to be the most delicious rogelach ever!!…
S’mores bars…totally decadent and chewy. Bars that speak to the kid in all of us. Recently browsing through the June/July 2020 edition of Cook’s Country I came across this recipe by Jessica Rudolph. …