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Tomato Mozzarella and Basil Tart
There are very few things more delicious than tomatoes in season. Sure you can buy them all year round, but these imports tend to be mealy and flavorless, so why bother? This tart is a celebration of the tomato at the peak of its perfection, namely right now. One important…
Attempting to Drink from a Porron
Well, here I am in Barcelona, at Gelida restaurant with an ex-pat American tour guide, Sam Zucker. He tried to teach me how to drink wine from a porron, the typical Catalan drinking vessal. You are supposed to pour the wine directly into your mouth from a short distance. I…
Cheeseburgers Steamed in Beer
My first official cooking job was in the mid 70’s at a bar in Ann Arbor Michigan (where I went to college) called the Del Rio. The most famous item on the menu, invented by a bored cook one slow day, was a burger called the “Det Burger,” a quarter…
Another Amazing Meal at Dirt Candy!
Dirt Candy is a 1 star Michelin vegetarian restaurant in the lower east side of New York City with some of my hands down all time favorite food. They offer a five course tasting menu with a few extras thrown in. Not only is the food extraordinary, but also the…
My July Fourth Recipe in People Magazine !
And here’s the actual recipe: Red, White and Blue Stuffed StrawberriesServings: 16 stuffed strawberry halves, serving 4 8 large strawberries 2 ounces Neufchatel or one third less fat cream cheese 1 ½ teaspoons sugar 1 ounce white chocolate, finely chopped 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest 1 teaspoon fresh lemon…
Made Lemon Potatoes and Beet Salad with Chef Maria Loi
In Athens. These are just two of the many new dishes we will be featuring on Season 13 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” which starts airing around the country in October.
Dining In Mikrolimano Bay, Athens at Zefyros Restaurant.
It doesn’t get much better than this! I am with Maria Loi, the Julia Child/Anthony Bourdain of Greece, feasting on the three superb dishes we just made for Season 13 of Sara’s Weeknight Meals. https://www.restaurant-zefiros.gr/
I Learned How to Make a Layered Cocktail!
Something I have always wanted to learn how to do. I took a class in the Culinary Center on Marina, my Oceania Cruise. The drink, “Galway Blazer Fence Reducer,” has only 3 ingredients: coffee liqueur, Bailey’s Irish Cream and Vodka. It is all how you pour them in….
Cooking in Mallorca
Got to prepare escalivada, an egglplant, red pepper side dish with Joan Abrams at Sonmo Olive Estate on Mallorca. He also treated me to a local favorite dessert called Ensaimada, a spiral lard pastry, in this case stuffed with pastry cream. So tasty!
Made the Mallorcan Version of Dirty Rice
over an open fire at the Sonmo Olive Estate in Valdemossa. Here are all the ingredients.