Miami International is just about the only airport in the world that I actually look forward to long layovers between planes—at least long enough to pop into La Carreta Restaurant for an overload of rich and flavorful Cuban food. Recent renovations brought this Cuban chain from the terminal outside of security to the inside. Now [...]
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Monthly Archives January 2010
LEMON CHESS PIE
Today is National Pie Day. Schools should be out, banks should be closed and mail delivery stopped, but I’m afraid that all the attention this holiday is going to get will come from dedicated cooks baking pies. That being the case let me tell you about a knockout pie worthy of the holiday.
The recipe comes [...]
CANYON RANCH NOURISH COOKBOOK
Canyon Ranch’s new cookbook, NOURISH authored by corporate chef Scott UehleinC
KING CAKE
So I was going to give you a recipe for king cake—you know—that luscious coffee cake that, in Louisiana, reigns over parties, festivities and celebrations from January 6 (to honor Kings’ Day, the meeting of the three wise men with the infant Jesus) to Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday, February 16 this year).
Traditional king cakes are [...]
MINDFUL EATING
Call it what you want: meditative eating, mindful eating, eating with intention—once learned, the benefits are life-changing, but let me cut to the chase:
