It's hard to find a French bistro menu that doesn't serve up classic steak frites (or fries). Letting the steak rest after cooking keeps it juicy by allowing the juices to redistribute throughout the meat.
This is Grace Parisi's take on the Dark and Stormy, a classic rum and ginger beer drink. Floating in the punch bowl are round ice cubes made with lychee syrup and lychees stuffed with brandied cherries, which have an uncanny resemblance to eyeballs.
Roll some fun into your lunchbox routine with our tasty take on the turkey-and-cheese sandwich. Even your pickiest eaters will be looking forward to the noon bell.
Italian ragus tend to be long-simmered dishes, but a French ragout is a quicker affair, a thick, cheesy stew. Tossed over pasta, this one is a true fusion, a halfway point between ragu and ragout.
You can think of this recipe as a template, and you can alter it according to your tastes. For my most recent batch of cherries, I used fresh cherry juice in place of water in the syrup. To juice cherries,...
