Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
Why make raspberry puree? Can’t you just find a reasonable substitute in the store? No you can’t (I’ve looked) and you should make it because it’s the perfect compliment to so many delicious recipes you’ll wonder why you hadn’t made it before. As an added bonus this Easy Raspberry Puree is, as the name suggests, …
There’s nothing more Christmasy than shortbread. For years I tried to make this delicate, buttery treat, but I could never get it quite right. My shortbread was crumbly and dense and tasted of defeat, which is rather salty on account of all the tears in the batter. A couple years ago a friend of mine …
There comes a time every Christmas season when you’ve visited every store possible, crossed off every item on your list and declare with absolute conviction that you are indeed done shopping. This is a magic time. *sniff sniff* Some would say it’s when the spirit of the season really takes hold. Speaking of spirits. It’s …
Have I mentioned I’m loving this gig as a Patak’s Mom? Because I gotta tell you mixing in a little India is probably the most fun I’m having in the kitchen this year. So far, I am loving everything we try but most of all I’m really digging the convenience. Like this Curry in a …
For as long as I can remember Christmas Eve has been all about the seafood. Smoked salmon, lobster, crab and my Mother’s amazing fish cakes have all been the highlight over the years. Often though, we return to this Easy Seafood Chowder which takes no time to make (a big coup on Christmas Eve) but …
I’m not a fan of stuffing my bird with stuffing. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE stuffing but I think it takes too long for your turkey to cook when stuffed and it tends to dry the meat out. I love this Sausage Turkey Stuffing because it’s incredibly moist and can be made the day …
I have one word for you. Pancetta. Pancetta is what makes this the best turkey recipe ever. It’s the magic ingredient that will make your Christmas turkey a culinary masterpiece and well, frankly probably have everyone eating Christmas dinner at your house from now on. On second thought, maybe you don’t want that. I’ll leave …
As a child, my mother made this Homemade Irish Cream every year for our annual Christmas party. People would get very, very happy about that. It wasn’t until years later of course that I understood why. This Homemade Irish Cream warms you from the toes up and it’s much, much better than that popular, overpriced …
