Adapted from an Everyday Italian recipe using espresso Ingredients:1/2 cup whole milk1 1/2 tsps unflavored powdered gelatin1 1/2 cups heavy cream3 tbsps of coffee powder1/4 cup sugara pinch salt1 small white chocolate bar and 1 small dark chocolate bar, for garnishing 1. Place the milk in a heavy, small saucepan. Sprinkle the gelatin over and…

So I need your help. Starting July 2006, I’m going to be cooking. A lot. More so than I do now. The idea is to cook a traditional family recipe from someone’s country. I’d like to represent as many countries as I can. I want to learn more about other cuisines but at the same…

Adapted from Cameron Ingredients:watermelon, cut into small piecesgoat cheese, crumbledarugula greensolive oil, salt and pepper 1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and serve!

Adapted from chocolateandzucchini.com Ingredients:1 large zucchini, sliced thinlygoat cheese, crumbled2 tbsps sherry vinegar2 tsps fresh thymeolive oil, salt and pepper 1. Arrange the zucchini slices on a plate in a circular pattern, each slice overlapping the next. Drizzle with olive oil and sherry vinegar and sprinkle with goat cheese, thyme, salt and pepper.

Our last full day was spent at the club house, poolside. We didn’t want to drive anywhere since we have to catch our flight so we sunbathed at the pool with all the gossip magazines we could pick up. I got more tanned there under a couple of hours than I did in Honduras. I…

Sunday was still muggy but the clouds looked very angry. The sun stayed hidden so we spent the rest of the morning at a place the locals call Downtown. I wanted to cook for the S’s so we drove to Publix and bought the necessary ingredients. (I love supermarkets outside of Manhattan!) The produce looked…

I can only imagine how bored meteorologists must be in Florida if it isn’t hurricane season. Good morning! It’s hot out today! I was packing my beach bag while the TV was on and all I could think of was, No shit. It wasn’t even 9am and it was already sweltering. And the central air…

My first reaction upon arriving in Florida was, Oh, my god. Can it be any hotter than this? When Lauren mentioned several months ago that she was visiting her newly-retired parents in West Palm Beach, she extended the invitation to me since I’ve never been to Florida before. For a $145 round-trip weekend fare, I…

Adapted from The Complete Meat Cookbook Ingredients:3 pork tenderloins5 cups hot water2 cups apple cider2 cups maple syrup2 tbsps cracked black peppercornssalt 1. Stir the hot water and salt together until the salt is dissolved. Add the apple cider, syrup and pepper. Cool in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes.2. Trim any excess external fat…

Adapted from Mediterranean Light Ingredients:1 large can plum tomatoes with juice1 bunch of cilantro, washed and tied with kitchen twine1 large onion, chopped2 garlic cloves, minced1 tbsp ground cumin2 tsps paprikajuice of 1 limeplain yogurt 1. Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened. Add garlic,…

Adapted from a delicious. magazine recipe using shiitake Ingredients:3 large portobello mushrooms, cleaned and stalks trimmed1 small bag of sugar snap peas, ends trimmed4 tbsps rice vinegar2 tbsps soy sauce1 tbsp brown sugar1 tsp chili sauce1 tbsp sesame oil 1. Preheat oven to 350º. Whisk all the liquid together with the sugar and chili. Brush…

Adapted from Mr. Tang’s, Chinatown, New York 1 flounder, cleaned, rinsed, patted dry1 ginger, julienned4 stalks of scallions, sliced1/2 cup sake2 tbsps soy sauce1 tbsp peanut oilred chili flakessalt and pepper 1. Preheat oven at 375º. Scatter half of the ginger and scallions in a baking dish large enough to accommodate the whole flounder. Place…