Ruby Carrot Beet Soup

This soup recipe is in honor and mourning of the recently lost Gourmet magazine.  The November 2009 issue (as I am sure most of you know) is their last issue ever.  It ran from the year that Pearl Harbor was attacked, 1941 to now, 2009.  Americans’ food choices and methods of cooking have changed much [...]

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Fig and Ginger Cookies

Last week I was in the bookstore, as per usual perusing the cookbook aisles, looking for my next addition to the already overflowing bookcases.  Increasingly, I find myself a bit peeved when looking for new cookbooks because some celebrity chef’s cookbooks seem to be taking over.  Don’t get me wrong, I love and have much [...]

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