Squash Blossom Beignets
Squash Blossom Beignets are a summer ritual. Harvest them from your own garden or head to your local farmers market
CHINESE RIBS … a menu
Every family has their favorite recipes. This is ours. Always requested. And very easy to do. Complete the menu with Coconut Rice and Mixed Green Salad with Orange Vinaigrette. COCONUT RICE ARUGULA and MIXED GREENS with ORANGE VINAIGRETTE
La Poutargue … the Caviar of Provence
La poutargue, the caviar of Provence, is the roe of the..
THINKING THANKSGIVING – Pumpkin Roll
This is the first year since Roosters Gourmet Market and Gifts closed that I have had even the slightest inclination to make a pumpkin roll. It was a monumental best seller for us for many years. I was sick of it. But those feelings have passed and I have made several in the last few…
Le Puy-en-Velay
I spent a week in the Auvergne, an area visited infrequently by Americans. This French departement and the area around Le-Puy-en-Velay intrigued me and I had always wanted….
Bacon Brittle
BACON! In a candy brittle… No surprise that this sweet and savory combo is a crowd pleaser…..
Glazed Cipollini & Mushrooms
After what is usually a gargantuan spread at Thanksgiving, at Christmas, my family is saying ‘Where’s the beef?!” But, just like Thanksgiving, I am ready for the sides. Glazed Cipollini & Mushrooms works well because it can be done ahead. I use it to garnish the steak, the tenderloin or the prime rib…..whatever is your…
THE Apricot Tree….RIP
It’s a tree….it’s an apricot tree….it has been my favorite tree at Xavier’s. It is no …
White Pizza with Grilled Salmon & Capers
White Sauce Pizza with Grilled Salmon and Capers, Green Onions and Parsley, YES! Anytime I can have a pizza with no tomatoes, I jump
WEWALKA makes PIZZA easy…
European style pastry and it is easy to use. Is that an oxymoron? Nope, it’s not if ..