I've been traveling around to see my family over the holidays, which means good home cooking and fun meals. For our New Year's Eve dinner, we had a roasted beef tenderloin, big soft rolls, lots of vegetables, and two utterly fabulous desserts - my mother's lemon meringue pie and my aunt's chocolate ... continue reading...
Koal Keel and Le Petit Patissier, Anguilla
Just a bit outside The Valley (the closest Anguilla has to a downtown area), there's a lovely old wooden building that dates from the late 1700s. Known as Warden's Place, it was once a sugar plantation great house, but is now the Koal Keel restaurant and Le Petit Patissier bakery. Le Petit ... continue reading...
Jacala, Anguilla
If I had to pick a favorite restaurant in all of Anguilla, it may well be Jacala. At night, it's relaxed yet sophisticated in the spacious and airy dining room; at lunch, it feels like we're dining right on the beach, with a blindingly beautiful view of Meads Bay spread in front of us. We ... continue reading...
Rainy day lunch at Hibernia, Anguilla
We had a few days of rainy weather during our trip, so what better to do than take a drive around the island and enjoy a late lunch? Anguilla is just over fifteen miles long, and easy to navigate... at least once you get past the disconcerting combination of American-style right hand drive ... continue reading...
Ribs on Sandy Island, Anguilla
Paint a picture in your mind of the perfect deserted island, with white sand and a smattering of palm trees, and maybe even a little beach shack that serves barbecued ribs and cold drinks. Now look at Sandy Island - is it better than you imagined? For me, the answer is definitely ... continue reading...
Pumpkin cookies
With Thanksgiving around the corner, it's definitely time for all things pumpkin. While I'm not crazy about pumpkin pie, I do love these pumpkin cookies - cakey yet moist, not too sweet, and fragrant with cinnamon and nutmeg. As a finishing touch, each cookie is topped with a piece of ... continue reading...
Palmiers in a snap
Have you ever found yourself in need of a very quick dessert? Palmiers are a fantastic solution, and the secret weapon is frozen puff pastry. With just a few other pantry staples - sugar, salt, and perhaps some preserves - you can whip up an impressive batch of crisp, sweet, buttery ... continue reading...
Walnut oil salad dressing
One of the many culinary skills I learned from my uncle is how to make an excellent salad dressing. It's simple to make as long as you have a few basic ingredients - walnut oil, vinegar, salt, and garlic - and since it lasts a long time in a jar in the refrigerator, I make a lot at once so I ... continue reading...
Alinea and Per Se
I've had many wonderful meals in the past year, from truffle tastings to burgers, and I've commemorated the majority in these pages. Yet the two that were perhaps the most sublime - Alinea and Per Se - have proven the hardest to write about. The doors to Per Se These are the sort of ... continue reading...
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