San Francisco chocolatier Michael Recchiuti prepared the gooey marshmallow topping for this exquisite chocolate cake on a porch at Prather Ranch using just a hot plate and a hand-cranked beater. Recchiuti decorated the marshmallow with shards of his own graham crackers, but store-bought ones work just fine.
Growing up, Nilla Wafers were a big hit snack in our house. They went into mom's banana pudding and dad's chocolate pudding. They were smeared with peanut butter and made into sandwich cookies. They were eaten plain, straight from the
All these years of searching for a fabulous, moist, tender chocolate cake recipe...dozens of cookbooks, hours of on line searches and guess what? It was right under my nose...
A few weeks ago I posted about my Three Cheese Chicken Enchiladas. Some one left a comment that they had tried it with beef and it was really good. I love getting comments like this. I love to hear how
Hi there, friend. Let's talk. What'd you do this weekend? Did you do yardwork? Any DIY projects you wanna share? I wanna hear it. I wanna hear it all. Annnnnd go! I'll wait... Oh niiiice. That's cute. All that sounds
Sear-Roasting isn't a technique just for restaurants; you can-and should-do it, too. It's one of the best ways to prepare fish so that it has a gorgeous, delicate crust and is still moist inside, and it takes just minutes.
Everything fascinates, if you look closely enough at it. Even the lowly lentil. Moroccan Lentil Soup, adapted from Field of Greens It fascinates me to find how much my tastes have changed in the past decade, but particularly in the
Here's a great way to use summer's abundant squashes. Toasted pine nuts and briny kalamata olives make this salad a standout. Prep and Cook Time: about 1 1/4 hours. Notes: Ingredients can be prepped and pasta cooked a day ahead of time and chilled (add 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil to the cooked pasta). Toss everything together just before serving.
