Need something quick for New Year’s Eve? You may want to give this a look. It’s quick, it’s simple, and it’s tasty. I hope you like it. 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)6 tablespoons sugar1 teaspoon vanilla1 teaspoon elderflower syrup (Erin’s Elderberries)8 ounces cool whip24 mini phyllo dough shells6 ounces elderberry jelly (Erin’s Elderberries) Preheat oven…

My vegetarian daughter is not difficult to cook for. I just make risotto. As long as she approves the wine, it is a simple process. A lot of stirring but simple. Lots of stirring. I hope you like it. 2 cups aborial rice6 cups vegetable stock1 cup white wine4 tablespoons butter2 cups mushrooms, diced1 yellow…

My riff on an Italian dish, but the original is done with brandy and shrimp. I switched a lot of things up: sherry, gnocchi, lagostino and spices, but my results were tasty. I also used gnocchi instead of the original angel hair pasta. The roll call has tender veal, lagostino, mushrooms, gnocchi, spinach, onions and…

I had offered to do pulled pork for my friends at Crosby’s Crabs. Here was my problem: rain and temperature dropping from 51 to 23. So I had to go hybrid -some cook time in the oven and some on the Webber. The last thing I wanted was to be in snow/freezing rain in zero…

My daughter is always saying I should use more cardamom. (It’s ok – I have another daughter who says use more cowbell.) This recipe starts in Persia then takes my usual twists and turns. These cookies are light and fluffy with an earthy flavor.. It’s a winter cookie, not overly sweet. I hope like it….