Friday Turkey-Vegetable Soup 101
The most common way of making leftover turkey soup is to toss the carcass and vegetables into a pot and simmer with water until the broth is flavorful. That's a good beginning, but the flavor is also cooked out of the turkey meat and vegetables ... [... more]
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Jarlsberg Oven Omelette
A favorite in my home for Christmas-morning brunch, this fast-to-assemble oven omlette is laced with melted cheese and ribbons of prosciutto. It can be assembled in advance. With fresh-baked panettone and a platter of fresh fruit-sliced oranges, ... [... more]
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California Chicken Salad
In a large mixing bowl, toss the lettuce, chicken, Swiss cheese, tomato, Cheddar cheese, beets and egg white. In a small mixing bowl, combine the vinegar, mustard, chives, tarragon, Worcestershire, Tabasco, salt and pepper. Pour in the oil in a ... [... more]
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Spaghetti and Meatballs
If you prefer not to brown the meatballs in a skillet, you can bake them in a preheated 375 degrees F oven for about 20 minutes, or till no pink remains. To make soft bread crumbs, shred the bread with a fork or process briefly in a blender or ... [... more]
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Chicken Cacciatore
Literally meaning "hunter-style" chicken, this ever popular dish combines the flavors of mushrooms, sweet bell peppers and onions with herbs in a rich tomato sauce. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, [... more]
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Easy Peach Cobbler
If there were a ratio of ease to popularity, this would be voted --the best peach dessert there is. If peaches are out of season, use the very best brand of frozen peaches and cut back on the amount of sugar. You may use self-rising cake flour if ... [... more]
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Yankee Pot Roast
Grandma's Country Restaurant is where families in Albany, New York, eat when they want the kind of food that Mom would make if only she had the time. Grandma's ultratender Yankee Pot Roast spiked with hot sauce is for one of those moods when you ... [... more]
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Peruvian Shrimp-and-Corn Chowder
In Peru, small streams wend their way from the mountains to the coast, and the delicious shrimp that fill them are cooked with local corn, squash, and potatoes to make this South American chowder called chupe. Don't peel the shrimp before cooking ... [... more]
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Escarole Soup with Turkey Meatballs
They're not like Mama used to make: These succulent meatballs are formed from lean ground turkey instead of beef, and they're served in a light broth with escarole, not perched on top of spaghetti. (If you really miss that pasta, boil about a ... [... more]
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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
Grease and flour nonstick 8-inch square cake pan. Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Whisk sugar and eggs in large bowl. Stir in oil, buttermilk and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients. Stir in carrots, pineapple and currants. ... [... more]
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Checkerboard of Caviar Eggs
Here's a new twist on a party standby: deviled eggs topped with caviar. The checkerboard effect is achieved by using black sevruga or pressed caviar, red salmon caviar, and the yellow roe from whitefish. The eggs are cut in half widthwise, not ... [... more]
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Red Flannel Corned Beef Hash with Poached Eggs
Corning beef was an important method of preserving beef in the days before refrigeration, and ranked with smoking and drying as common techniques. It's probably not time -and effort- efficient to prepare homemade corned beef just for this recipe ... [... more]
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