Apple Bourbon Cocktail | Pamela Salzman

Apple Bourbon Cocktail Recipe

Let me just say, I hope you’ve committed to a menu by now.  This is no time to be deciding between the Harvest Chopped Salad or the Butternut Squash Salad! They’re both great and there’s no wrong choice.  Pick one and make the other one for Christmas.  The only thing you may not have settled […]

Planning a Happy Thanksgiving 2017 – 4 weeks and counting

This post has been edited from the original, which was published on October 27, 2011. Can you believe what today is?  It is the beginning of the countdown!!  Thanksgiving is 4 weeks from today!  No need to panic, friends.  We’re going to have some fun over the next month!  Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I […]

Stovetop Cauliflower with Pomegranate Molasses Recipe

Are you guys sick of cauliflower yet?  Great, me neither!  I seriously never tire of any vegetables, although some are more versatile than others and show up on my dinner planner more than others.  I am kale’s biggest fan, but I’m sorry, it doesn’t hold a candle to what cauliflower can do.  Cauliflower is in […]

Fennel Salad with Citrus, Avocado and Ricotta Salata Recipe

I’m doing a little menu planning right now for my annual Christmas trip to my parents’ house, where we’ll (mostly I’ll) be cooking 3 meals a day for at least a dozen or more people.  And this does require planning otherwise we will be schlepping to the market multiple times a day.  And why would […]

Gingerbread Trifle with Poached Pears Recipe

One of my favorite smells is gingerbread baking in the oven.  That warm, spicy fragrance which reminds me of decorating cookies for Christmas as a child and cozying up in front of the fire with some tea and a moist chunk of gingerbread. My kids love it, too.  Over the last few years, I’ve taught […]