Prunes, or dried plums, are a delicious, often underrated baking ingredient in the United States. In France, the fruit is used in sweet and savory recipes, including this one for a popular dessert filled with frangipane, or buttery almond cream, and plenty of plumped fruit, baked together until the filling turns a golden brown on … Continue reading Frangipane-Prune Tart
Hainanese Chicken With Rice
While this is the most basic version of Hainanese chicken, the best one is the provenance of devotees, who save the stock they don’t need for the rice, freeze it, and use it as a starting point for the next time they cook chicken this way. If you do this repeatedly, the stock will become … Continue reading Hainanese Chicken With Rice
Savory Pecan Cookies
These little cookies are packed with savory flavors — black pepper, fresh sage and Parmesan — and are studded with chopped pecans. An ideal nibble with a glass of dry sherry or a cocktail, they are also welcome on a cheese board. INGREDIENTS 2 cups/310 grams all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon kosher … Continue reading Savory Pecan Cookies
Duck every which way: Nanjing’s passion for poultry
Nanjing, China (CNN)It's of little consolation to the many birds who visit Nanjing never to leave, but the Chinese city is largely unmatched for its deep appreciation of the duck. Here, every body part is savored. From chin to chest, from head to heart, from flesh roasted and stuffed in dumplings to blood congealed in … Continue reading Duck every which way: Nanjing’s passion for poultry
Make the Ultimate Pound Cake
Need an easy dessert that will still impress? With a pound cake, the possibilities are endless. Scatter it with fresh berries, garnish it with sweet cream, or drizzle it with chocolate sauce and you’ll see: it’s beloved for a reason. As the name suggests, pound cake was traditionally made with equal parts butter, sugar, eggs, … Continue reading Make the Ultimate Pound Cake
World’s 50 best foods
World's 50 best foods 50. Buttered popcorn, United States Corn -- the workhorse of the industrial world -- is best when its sweet variety is fried up with lashings of butter till it bursts and then snarfed in greasy fistfuls while watching “Commando” late at night. 47. So fresh you'll think it's flirting with … Continue reading World’s 50 best foods
Tropical cheesecake bars
Ingredients 200g ginger biscuits 200g digestive biscuits 200g butter, melted 3 x 280g cream cheese 200g caster sugar 50g plain flour zest 1 lemon 3 large eggs, beaten 200ml double cream 100g fresh mango, chopped into small cubes Topping 4 passion fruits 3 tbsp lemon curd To decorate 50g mango and pineapple slices mint leaves … Continue reading Tropical cheesecake bars
