My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

Passover: Chozen Ice Cream-A Lighter Finish to that Heavy Seder Meal

Photo: Laura B. Weiss
Chozen Ice Cream, concocted by three New York women, with names and ingredients that tap into the shtetl/Jewish culinary tradition—from Matzoh Crunch to the newest flavor, Apples and Honey, is a great finish to your Seder meal. Let’s face it, Haroseth, pot roast and matzoh ball soup (hopefully, of the non-cannonball variety), [...]

Rosh Hashanah Recipe: Saffron and Honey Cake

Chef Renee Marton offers up this honey cake enriched with saffron for the Jewish New Year.
SAFFRON AND HONEY CAKE
From the land of milk and honey…
I contributed this recipe to a book called The Good Book Cookbook- Recipes from Biblical Times, by Goodman, Marcus and Woolhandler, (Dodd, Mead,  1986). I’ve re-written the recipe to [...]

Corn Dinner, Dessert: Sweet Corn Ice Cream

Claudia Fleming is one of America’s great pastry chefs. These days, you can find the former Gramercy Tavern pastry chef and her luscious desserts at the North Fork Table and Inn in Southold on Long Island’s North Fork.
If you missed the other courses for the all corn dinner, here they are:
Drinks Snack: All Corn [...]

Recipe: Raspberry-Blueberry Shortcake with Raspberry Sauce, Lavender Whipped Cream and Parmesan Crisps

With summer fruit at its peak of perfection, this berry shortcake from Chef Renee Marton is sure to please:
Raspberry-Blueberry Shortcake with Raspberry Sauce, Lavender Whipped Cream and Parmesan Crisps
Please read through entire series of steps (I know you won’t, but I always ask). Start by flavoring the cream with the lavender so the flavors have [...]

Recipe: Avocado Ice Cream

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