I’d been looking for a good excuse to make ‘authentic’ homemade soft pretzels ever since I saw this photo in the Chicago Tribune. The food section of a newspaper is not normally the spot you see rubber-gloved-hands dipping dough in toxic chemicals! I was fascinated by the paper’s discussion of the different washes that can …
The rhubarb in my garden is nearly ready – but still a little immature for one of my favorite desserts: Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp. Luckily, I had some rhubarb frozen from last year. I’ve used up most of the frozen rhubarb, but about January – when spring seems so long to come, rhubarb becomes ever so …
Growing up, my memories from an Italian-American Easter included butter shaped like a lamb, sweet bread studded with dried fruits (baked in a coffee can) and homemade ricotta pie. While my Nana’s version was the straightforward cheesecake type pie, I’ve always wanted to make a traditional rice pie. Called pastiera, it’s usually filled with arborio …