New ideas for an old seasonal favorite Bite into a nutty cookie or brownie and chances are you’ll bite into a tender fragment of walnut. Order a composed salad in a fine restaurant, and it may well be dressed with light, fragrant walnut oil. For centuries, walnuts have symbolized health, wealth and good fortune. Legend
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Old Fashioned Oyster Stuffing We think of oyster stuffing as a Thanksgiving dish traditionally served with turkey. But in the Boston Cooking School Cookbook by Fannie Farmer, there are two recipes for fish with oyster stuffing. Oysters were so popular in the 1800’s they made their way into all kinds of dishes and menus. This
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This recipe comes from FLAVOR editor Jean Kerr’s third cookbook, Windjammer Cooking: Great Recipes from Maine’s Windjammer Fleet. The chef aboard serves these with Bollinger Champagne to kick off their French wine-tasting cruises. Needless to say, they have some happy guests aboard. Gougeres are also great with red wines. Gougeres INGREDIENTS 1 cup water 1/2
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