This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies was another savoury cookie – this time made with Parmesan cheese. Dorie says: Call these biscotti if you want, and you wouldn’t be wrong — they’re made and baked just like biscotti — but I like to think of them as toasts. Serve as an on-their-own … Read more
David Lebovitz’s latest book, Drinking French, was released on March 4th 2020. In calendar days it’s not that long ago but in #lifeinthetimeofcorona it’s like a million years ago. The world was a completely different place back when I tucked this book in my carry-on bag to take the long, long flight to Australia, so … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is a fun little savoury cookie that is perfect for apéritif hour. Dorie says: For years, I wanted to make a cookie that would go with beer. From the start, I knew I wanted it to have pretzels and some cheese. I worked on the cookie … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies was Honey-Blue Cheese Madeleines, a lovely savoury version of a favourite tea cake that’s perfect for l’heure de l’apéro! Dorie says: I’ve always liked the combination of honey with salty, sometimes sharp blue cheeses like Roquefort and Gorgonzola. But I didn’t have the idea to put … Read more
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen was a lovely little cocktail cookie which i served at our Shine For Shelterbox charity fundraiser last week. I left out the ham to make them vegetarian and used a sharp Manchego cheese (I did have comte but I ate it … Read more
T’is the season for holiday entertaining, right? Here are four books you might like to pick up for the entertainer on your holiday list – or hey, just for yourself to help you through the season! Apéritif, Cocktail Hour the French Way Paris-based writer Rebekah Peppler has written one of my favourite books of the … Read more