Friday, March 22, 2002
Wine Buy for Passover
Batasiolo Nebbiolo 1998 from Langhe, in Piedmont, Italy, is one of the new kosher imports. It is marked kosher for Passover (and Mevushal), as well, but, says Food Talk sommelier Carol Berman, it’s fragrant bouquet and harmonious balance and flavors, should be pleasing all through the year. [more]
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
I'm in USA Today!
Today, there is a wonderful piece on food on the radio in USA Today, and I am featured prominently. Indeed, my picture leads off the story on line. It was written by Maria Puente, and it is called Listeners Eat Up Radio Food Shows. It’s only a click away.
Monday, March 18, 2002
Chicken Soup
Okay, okay, here’s the chicken soup recipe my sister outlined on the radio two weeks ago. So many of you have asked me to write it out for you, I’m caving into the request even though it seems to me that it is so simple you wouldn’t need a formal recipe. [more]
Friday, March 15, 2002
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
This is the recipe that my listener, Ed Clinton, brought into the studio for Joan Hamburg and me. Joan had some trouble baking it. Hers came out with dense, uncooked spots. I think the trouble is that Ed’s mixing directions were not clear and precise. (I am not allowed to cast aspersions on Joan’s cooking ability.) He got the recipe from the internet. If you listen to my radio program, you know that being a good cook or baker, as Ed obviously is (I loved his spaghetti sauce, too), does not qualify one to be a good recipe writer. I have been doing this – writing recipes -- for nearly 33 years and I still struggle with directions so that people who don’t have the vaguest can still have a successful result. [more]
Wednesday, March 13, 2002
Mount Riley Sauvignon Blanc 2001
Mount Riley Sauvignon Blanc 2001 is a new addition to the expanding array of New Zealand wines available in our marketplace. Upon first tasting it last week, I was taken by its freshness, its "newly mowed grass" aroma, and its full, clean mouthfeel. It felt like sipping a bit of springtime. [more]
Friday, March 8, 2002
Ham Steak Baked in Milk
I don’t remember where I originally got this recipe for ham steak. It was so long ago. But, as I said on the radio, I was reminded of it while browsing through old books last week. I was sorting through my collection, preparing for my book sale on April 14. As you may have heard, I am divesting myself of a huge number of cookbooks. The sale is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Polly Talbot’s a la carte cooking school on Atlantic Ave. in Lynbrook, Long Island. Please come, say hello, and buy something. I am pricing everything very low, from 50 cents for simple paperbacks to $10 and $12 for gorgeous coffee table books, with hundreds of books priced at $3 to $6. (I’ll autograph anything that costs more than $5.) [more]
Wednesday, March 6, 2002
In Rome: Diane Seed and La Rosetta
Here’s another quote from my recent trip to Italy: [more]
Friday, March 1, 2002
Las Vegas For Priests
I always come home from a trip with good stories. This time I came back from my vacation in Italy with good quotes. Here’s the first: [more]
