arroz con leche Make a cup of rice – put a cup of rice in two cups of water in a medium-size saucepan. Cover, and heat until it boils. Reduce the heat and let it simmer until the water is absorbed and the rice is soft. (Or use leftover rice from something else.) With the …
Monthly Archives: September 2019
Raspberry granita
Like Italian gelato This raspberry ice has a serious raspberry flavor. It reminds me of Italian gelato, very intensely raspberry and not very sweet. How to make Raspberry Granita: Heat one cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of water in a small saucepan until the sugar dissolves, a few minutes, and let it cool. Puree …
Raspberry meringues
Eggs for dessert! Spring is the season for eggs, and meringues are eggs for dessert. Try to use the freshest eggs possible – which means getting them from your farmer’s market, if not from your own chickens or your neighbor’s chickens. How to make meringues: Preheat the oven to 350 F. Separate five eggs, putting …
Pumpkin pie
Don’t use canned filling! Honestly, it only takes a few minutes longer (plus cooking time) to make pumpkin pie from scratch, and it will taste so much better and be cheaper too. But don’t use carving pumpkins The pumpkins they sell at Halloween for jack o’lanterns are bred to make good jack o’lanterns and not …
Pound cake
In France, this cake is called Quatre-quarts, meaning “Four Quarters”, because it is supposed to have equal quantities of four ingredients: flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. That’s why it’s called pound cake in English, too – a pound each of flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. So be warned – this is not health food. The …
Plum clafouti
Italian Plums in Portland It seems like every yard in Portland has at least one Italian plum tree, and they all come ripe at once in an avalanche of plums while every year we scramble to figure out what to do with them all. Sure, you can freeze them, dehydrate them, or cook them down …
Peppermint candy
Make your own candy How hard is it to make hard candy for yourself? Not hard at all. Once you’ve got this recipe down, try using juice flavors instead of mint, and pouring the candy into molds instead of on to a cookie sheet. How to make peppermint candy: In a medium-size frying pan over …
Peach ice
Peach Granita How to make Peach Granita: Heat 1/3 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of white wine in a small saucepan until the sugar dissolves, a few minutes, and let it cool. Take the pits out of three peaches, and puree them in the blender with the juice of half a lemon. Mix with …
Peach cobbler
Peaches in summer Don’t be tempted to buy peaches in winter, and even in summer, don’t buy peaches from big grocery stores, or you’ll think peaches are just naturally supposed to taste like cardboard. This is a recipe that needs good peaches, juicy tasty peaches that were picked when they were already ripe. July and …
Orange caramel cake
Shiny! A great way to use up some ageing clementines or oranges by making something yummy and pretty. How to make orange caramel cake: Preheat oven to 350. Grease a pie pan with butter, then melt the rest of the stick in a medium-size mixing bowl in the microwave. Add a cup of sugar and …