Submitted by Sandra Banas, Brunswick, Maine My dad used to make these latkes every year at Hanukkah. He said he got the recipe from his momma, who made them in a coal-fired stove in her big kitchen in Burlington, Vermont. Dad was a wonderful cook who found joy and relaxation in the kitchen, and my…
The Family Table: When Dad Made His Latkes, Even 100 Wasn’t Enough
Ambrosia Before the Cool Whip
If you’ve ever been to a church potluck in the Deep South or Midwest, you’re undoubtedly familiar with ambrosia. If you’re unacquainted, it’s a syrupy sweet, quivering mass of canned fruit, non-dairy whipped topping, coconut, and miniature marshmallows, a sort of dessert that teeters toward fruit salad (or vice versa). It often appears at Thanksgiving…
Episode 13: Austria – Artstetten Castle
Cuisine Royale has been invited to Artstetten Castle by the ancestors of the Habsburg Royal Family in Austria. To celebrate her daughter’s birthday, Princess Anita Hohenberg is organising a dinner with the celebrity chef Johann Lafer. The fairy-tale castle was the residence of the Habsburg dynasty and is now the final resting place of Franz…
Sausages and Grapes Make an Unlikely Pair in This Peak-Fall Dinner
One of my favorite memories of living within a stone’s throw of New York City’s Union Square Greenmarket was the vendor who arrived every fall to sell a variety of sweet local grapes. They were a far cry from the bags of green and red grapes sold year-round at the grocery store. Their deep, almost…
Episode 12: India – Jaipur
What delicious aromas! Coriander, cinnamon, cloves and, of course, chilli. The young Maharajah of Jaipur loves traditional Indian cuisine. It is the first time he is organising the celebrations for the Holi festival and he wants to ensure it is a culinary success. What will be suitable for the exhilarating festival of Colours? And the…
Turkey Leftovers 2.0: Family-Style Nachos
I realize I am getting ahead of myself by talking turkey leftovers right now, but only by a week or so. I trust that you have your Thanksgiving turkey centerpiece under control. This recipe is about that turkey and addresses the leftovers you will face. I can’t imagine a better way to use up those…
No-bake Pumpkin Pie for Your Thanksgiving Table
Most pumpkin pies—like the ones on your Thanksgiving table every year—have fillings that contain pumpkin puree, cream, sugar, spices, and eggs. Because of the eggs, which make the filling nice and thick, these pies need to be baked, often for a long time. In our pumpkin pie, however, we don’t use eggs. Instead, we use…
Coffee Cake Cookies Are the Coziest Fall Treat
It’s no surprise that I’m a big fan of cookies, but what you might not know is that I also really love coffee cake (so much so, in fact, that I created a 10-minute version). But instead of enjoying the two treats separately, I thought it would be far more exciting to combine them, creating…
How to Make Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Pot Pie
Regardless of the size of your Thanksgiving gathering, one thing is always true: There will be leftovers. Some people, like my husband’s family, like the leftovers almost as much as the dinner themselves and roast the largest turkey they can so that there can be days of turkey sandwiches. Me? I tire quickly of eating…
Seasonal Sips: Falling for Hard Cider
Cider has a storied past and a delicious present. The Romans discovered it when they invaded the British Isles, and it was the drink of choice of early Americans when they had no grains or barley to brew beer—but plenty of apples. 2 Towns Cider BrightCider, Oregon and Washington State, $5.39 Newtown Pippin apples, one of…
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