Aletria is a traditional Portuguese Christmas dessert featuring thin angel hair pasta with a light, creamy texture and hints of lemon and cinnamon. With personal memories of enjoying this dessert at the kitchen table of my best friend's Portuguese grandmother, Aletria highlights its cultural significance to be shared with friends and family..
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Braciole is an Italian-American dish evolving from old world Italy to the streets of America, featuring thinly pounded, rolled meat with fillings like breadcrumbs and cheese. It offers flexible preparation, enduring flavor, and its elegant presentation makes it perfect for gatherings.
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A pot of rich, golden homemade chicken broth simmers on the stovetop. With slow rising tufts of steam and a percolating aroma that billows like a memory. It’s a warm blanket for the soul that serves to nourish our bellies and water the roots we call home. This is one of those tried and true, no-recipe recipes. If you have chicken, veggies, herbs and spices, you can make homemade broth. Cook it longer with bones and it’s a rich stock or bone broth. Don’t have or want chicken? Omit it and make a vegetable broth. Have a few overripe tomatoes, toss them in. You get the idea. Following a strict…
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Making homemade brown sugar is simple, cost-effective, and customizable and it only requires two ingredients: granulated sugar and unsulphured molasses. You can adjust the molasses for light brown sugar or add more for dark.
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I recently came across a recipe tin at my local antique shop, filled with handwritten desserts, delicate newspaper clippings, and a small bundle of stickers scripted with “from the kitchen of Mrs. Hamilton” still waiting to be used. The tin is dated 1943. Mrs. Hamilton scripted her full name and the quaint town in Massachusetts in which she resided, tucking this bit of information into the underside of the lid. It’s as if she knew this would make it into the hands of someone else one day. While it appears Mrs. Hamilton had a particular fancy for chiffon cakes, I sought her Christmas desserts first, and decided to bake…
