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Southwestern Thanksgiving Menu
If you are hosting the Thanksgiving festivities this year, perhaps you’re feeling the need for a little twist on tradition. (Let’s face it: the same old menu gets boring after a few decades.) Chef...
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Turkey Preparations
There are as many ways to roast a turkey as there are grandmothers to teach us their cooking secrets. Everyone seems to have their favorite method for turkey, and while we do not zealously advocate...
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Spiced Cranberry & Orange Relish
Autumn rarely goes by without at least one meal that contains a freshly prepared cranberry relish. Chicken, turkey, or chops adore being dressed with this relish, and the spices will add a wonderful...
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Savory Cheese Popovers
Popovers are dramatic and impressive when brought to a table; as an added bonus, their crisped exterior and elegant pockets of dough and air on the inside make them an ideal platform for presenting...
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Pumpkin Bisque
One of our favorite uses for the delicious pumpkin, this fall soup never fails to satisfy. The addition of sherry elevates the dish to something sublime. For the ne plus ultra of soups, serve with a...
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Upside-Down Cranberry Cornbread
Cranberries are a sweet but assertive fruity complement to this moist, yet crumbly golden cornbread. This recipe is a tasty twist to traditional cornbread, combining the best qualities of cranberry...
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Pumpkin Streusel Cake
A wonderful friend shared a melt-in-your-mouth recipe for pumpkin bread, and it was just too delicious and moist to allow it only bread status. We felt compelled to do a Gilded Fork variation on the...
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Fields of Gold Cocktail
A heavy cocktail, much like a hearty soup, was created to the tune of the festive season. It reveals itself, as “Fields of Gold.” Corn paired with the musky sweetness of honeydew melon, leads the way...
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Clove Spiced Champagne
The flavors and fragrances of this champagne are elegant and timeless, with a generous hint of spice, echoing the flavors of a mulled wine. The spiced syrup can be made well in advance, and its...
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Poached Pears with Chocolate Raspberry Sauce
This recipe is featured in our Gilded Fork: Entertaining at Home cookbook. Raspberries and chocolate are a classic combination. Here we pair the sauce with a poached pear, which has a sweet...
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Classic Mexican Mole (with Grilled Chicken and Cashews)
Mole is one of the most enigmatic and interesting foods on earth. In Mexico , its preparation and final result depends on the diversity of ingredients used from city to city, and perhaps most...
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Chocolate Cranberry Jam
Homemade jam is one of the most flavorful ways to preserve fruit, and with the basics of fresh fruit, sugar and spices, making your own jam is a lot simpler than you may think. This recipe pairs tart...
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White Chocolate Cinnamon Crusted Tuile Cookies
These delicately light and crispy cookies are a great accent to any frozen treat. The rich cinnamon and smooth, luscious white chocolate edges add a unique flavor combination that will please the...
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Luscious Thai Curry Truffles
This is an unusual combination of sweet flavors with spicy, hot sensations. Traditionally, cuisines from temperate regions of the world, as such as Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and the...
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Theobroma Chocolate Cocktail
Restore harmony with nature, and celebrate rituals to slow down the modern pace of life with this nourishing potion of dark Criollo chocolate, Hungarian “Noble Sweet” smoked paprika and beetroot...
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Cardamom Hot Chocolate
Since living in France and savoring the richness of “real” hot chocolate, I’ve found it a challenge to imbibe hot cocoa from a packet. Instead, I’ve taken to making it from scratch, and as an...
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Port Wine: Any Port in a Storm
Port is not for the very young, the vain and the active. It is the comfort of age and the companion of the scholar and the philosopher. -Evelyn Waugh Foodstuff: Port Wine Etymology Shortened from...
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The Charm of Chocolate
Chocolate, rich and creamy, is the quintessential indulgent food. It’s perfect in almost every form, one of the most versatile ingredients, and we’re addicted to its unique taste and smell. We crave...
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Herb Crusted Veal Roulade with Creamy Leek Sauce & Savory Chocolate Gravy
You can make this dish with either of the sauces or both for a nice visual and taste bud treat. We used free-range veal here, as the cook in charge (in this case our talented photographer Kelly Cline)...
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Chocolate and Caramel Tart with Port Ganache
An adaptation of Dorie Greenspan’s Chocolate-Crunched Caramel Tart from her book Baking: From My Home to Yours, the luscious combination of chocolate, caramel and port offers a burst of flavors that...
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