What? Another lava cake recipes? Isn’t every recipe blogger doing that? Okay, okay. But this is the last part of my red-themed-anti-Valentine’s Day dinner, and I wanted to post it. There are many different ways to make this moist, delicious cake with a melty center. Sometimes the center is made separately from the rest [...]

      Continuing with the red theme of the Valentine’s Day dinner I served last Saturday, I chose this recipe for the main course. It’s based on a highly rated recipe from epicurious.com with several modifications. Instead of cutting the hens in half, I left them whole. It takes a little longer to cook, but I [...]

      I’ve been making this “stuffing” since I first got the November issue of Bon Appétit in 1999. I use quotes because, while this makes a wonderful stuffing, it works just as well as a side dish. It’s really just a fancy pilaf. Just skip the baking portion if you’re serving it as a side [...]