Whether you’re hosting a sit-down dinner or cocktail party with 100 of your closest friends, the holiday season tends to orbit around one very critical element: FOOD. Here’s a round up of what you need to know, do, make and Read more…
Gourmet, September 2003 By James Daniels Lear Photograph by Romulo Yanes Makes about 16 cookies Active time: 1 hr Start to finish: 1 hr You might want to begin by baking one cookie to get the hang of folding before trying Read more…
Gourmet, October 2002 Photograph by Romulo Yanes Makes 6 individual tortes Active time: 1 1/2 hr Start to finish: 3 1/2 hr Dulce de leche, a Latin American sweet of caramelized sweetened condensed milk, is becoming increasingly available in the refrigerated Read more…
Gourmet, September 2008 by Lawrence Karol Photograph by Romulo Yanes MAKES 2 1/2 DOZEN SANDWICH COOKIES ACTIVE TIME: 1 HR START TO FINISH: 4 1/2 HR These cookies should set for a while before serving. The fillings help soften the meringue—and Read more…
Gourmet, December 2004 by Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez Photograph by Ramulo, Yanes MAKES ABOUT 7 DOZEN Active time: 1 hr Start to finish: 2 1/2 hr (not including decorating) In 1959, Carolynn Bridge of New York City tested these Read more…
Gourmet, December 2003 Photograph by Romulo Yanes MAKES 12 SANDWICHES Active time: 1 1/2 hr Start to finish: 7 hr (includes freezing) We call for English-style bitter orange marmalade (made with Seville oranges and often called Dundee) because other types made Read more…
Gourmet, December 2003 Photograph by Romulo Yanes MAKES 6 TO 7 DOZEN COOKIES Active time: 1 1/4 hr Start to finish: 2 3/4 hr (includes cooling) For cookies Ingredients for basic butter cookies 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar for dredging and Read more…
Gourmet, May 2005 By Shelley Wiseman Photograph by Romulo Yanes MAKES 16 SANDWICH COOKIES Active time: 25 min Start to finish: 50 min In some Latin American countries, these cookies, called alfajores, are made with Pisco—brandy distilled from white Muscat Read more…
Gourmet, December 2005 Adapted from Celia Barbour Photograph by Romulo Yanes MAKES ABOUT 30 SANDWICH COOKIES Active time: 1 3/4 hr Start to finish: 5 3/4 hr “You really have to wait,” says Barbour. “After a couple of days, the Read more…
Gourmet, October 2004 By Jane Daniels Lear Photograph by Romulo Yanes MAKES 12 MADELEINES Active time: 35 min Start to finish: 1hr 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted, plus 1 tablespoon (melted) for greasing molds 3/4 cup all-purpose flour Read more…