Capers & Cloves

Sazerac Cocktail

When it comes to cocktails, I’m a traditionalist. If it was invented after 1953, I’m not interested.

Troika Sundae

It’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and with warmer days, thoughts may turn to iced deserts.

Falafel

If you’ve seen other falafel recipes, you’ve seen the warnings about mushy results if you use canned chickpeas.

Caffè Reale

Dolcetti is the Italian for sweets. It’s also what Milano in Ireland (Pizza Express in the UK) calls its range of mini deserts that come with a tea or coffee.

Etna Pizza

As a spiritual New Yorker, you won’t be surprised to hear me say that the best pizza in the world comes from New York City (or that what they produce in Chicago is an abomination).

Cinnamon Raisin Bagels

Because I’m no-longer posting articles every week in the main blog, I’ve decided to make the recipes area of this site public.

Totte Cake

In the 1960s, Gunilla Wolde wrote a series of books about a little boy called Totte (translated to English as Thomas).

Anzac Biscuits

Anzac Day is the national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand for those who died while serving in the armed forces of those nations.

Baked Cheesecake

Thirty years ago, my journalism career peaked before it had really begun.

Irish American

My mom grew up in Queens, New York City. American food has always been a part of my life.

Welsh Rarebit

I’m told that name of this dish is a derogatory corruption of rabbit, with the implication that the Welsh couldn’t afford the real thing.

Buttermilk Pancakes

As a kid growing up in Wales, I was never a fan of English pancakes; thin and tasteless and not much improved by the addition of sugar and lemon.

Weekly meal plan for one

I first started cooking for myself when I went to tertiary college.

Capers and cloves

When I started writing this recipe blog in 2024, I didn’t even have a name for it.