Sandos? Yes, sandos – it’s Japanese slang for sandwich, and it’s going to be your new favorite mini-snack. You might be more familiar with a sando with katsu sandos (breaded pork cutlets), known for their neat and even cuts displaying a perfect cross-section. But fruit sandos are extremely popular in their own right. You can […]
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Summer’s Best Rhubarb Custard Pie Recipe
Rhubarb week continues! This Rhubarb Custard Pie is so easy, pretty, and tasty. It’s exactly what you need for your summer dinner party. Or – who are we kidding – your own personal breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Here’s a secret: The pie filling in this recipe is the same as the one for our mom’s […]
Rhubarb Strawberry Crisp Recipe
Rhubarb week continues with this easy and tasty Rhubarb Strawberry Crisp. It’s easy because there’s no complicated measuring or leavening. The “crisp” (streusel) topping is something that you could just have your littlest kids mix together. Why strawberry, though? Here’s an interesting thing about rhubarb. It’s mostly a beautiful crimson color. But as you […]
Rhubarb Cheesecake (No-Bake) Recipe
Rhubarb: It’s tart, sweet… and in this no-bake rhubarb cheesecake recipe, it’s the classic taste of summer. But first things first… Rhubarb is kind of weird. It’s a vegetable most often prepared as a fruit. (Are there any other vegetables like that?) It looks like giant red celery. And even though it’s beautiful in its […]
Lavender Strawberry Shortbread Cookies
Strawberry season is here in full force and we just can’t stop eating strawberries. Other than eating them straight out of hand, the next best thing is to eat them in cookie form… namely as these Lavender Strawberry Shortbread Cookies (we call them “coins”). In making these cookies, we were inspired by the incredible strawberries […]
Rosewater Ice Cream from the 1600s
What was it like to cook – and eat – in the 1600s? Thanks to a new generation of culinary historians, we are discovering more about centuries-old cooking techniques and trends. We got deep into the topic at a recent “Antique Ice Cream Social” presented by Dr. Marissa Nicosia at the William Andrews Clark Memorial […]
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