Just before Christmas, I came home one night to find the teenage daughter of one of my neighbors sitting in our cold and dirty hallway. She was locked out. I invited her into my apartment and offered to feed her dinner. Her mother found the note that we had left her when she came…
Tag: gluten-free
Sinister Black Forest Trifle (Gluten-Free)- A birthday treat for the last cruel gasp of winter
I am lucky that I had the help of an award-winning cake decorator and artist (Tony) and also the help of a future surgeon (Bethany) with the decoration of our wedding cake, because if it had been left to me, we would have ended up with wedding trifle. Making pretty cakes is not my forte. I…
Cauliflower Gratin with Horseradish and Poppy Seeds
I just got off the phone with my best college girl friend, Rebecca. We lived together when she was a Sophomore and I was a Junior. We rented the furnished apartment of an old lady in Yonkers. It had two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a great kitchen which flowed in a dining area and then…
Brown Butter, Hazelnut, Buckwheat Financier (Gluten-free)
I eat a lot of egg yolks. Luckily, egg whites freeze well. That said, the collection of egg whites that I have collected in the freezer recently reached a critical mass. I considered making pavlova or macaroons, but these delicious treats are as delicate as clouds and what I really needed was a treat that…
Lemon Mochiko Cake
Mochi flour, also known as mochiko flour, sweet white rice flour or glutinous rice flour is used to make delicious sweet treats in Japan. In Hawaii, where spent the second half of my childhood, American style cakes made with mochiko flour are a very popular treat. It has a springy texture that I love. When…
Better Layered Blini Mushroom Casserole (gluten-free or not)
Last winter I made a Layered Wild Mushroom and Blini Casserole in an attempt to recreate a gluten free version of my favourite dish from the long ago closed House of Blini on East 86th street in Manhattan. For the full story about the inspirations click here. The version last year used wild mushrooms and…
Andalusian Style Honey Lamb Stew
This is my attempt to recreate the best thing that I ate when I visited Seville. I travelled to Spain many years ago now and I do not know why it has taken me so long to attempt to figure out how to make this stew. Seville is in the front of my mind again…
Fake Tandoori Chicken
A while back I tried a recipe for buttermilk roast chicken. The recipe suggested that you allow the chicken to marinate in the buttermilk for 24 hours and the result was very tender. I had used a whole chicken cut into parts and I was surprised to discover that, when prepared this way, the breast…
Seville Orange Marmalade with Whiskey and Brown Sugar
Last year, a dear friend of ours returned from a trip to Australia and gave us a fabulous jar of whisky marmalade as a gift. This is a perfect gift for me, because I LOVE marmalade, but it’s also risky. I am a woman who has some very strong opinions about marmalade. Luckily, the whisky…
Pineapple Brown Betty (A good topping for gluten-free coconut pancakes)
I liked to cook when I was a kid. I found that I could convince my mother to let me eat much less healthy food if it was couched in enthusiasm about learning how to cook for myself. I remember making pineapple brown betty when I first moved to Hawaii when I was 9 years…
