These easy last-minute cookies are crisp and sugary outside. Look for coarse granulated sugar in your local bulk-food store.
How do you make a peanut butter sandwich brunch-worthy? Turn it into French toast! Serve with maple syrup for extra sweetness.
Asian greens reach their peak in the fall. Clean the base of the stalks where bits of dirt tend to hide, then dry well before adding to the hot oil.
Slightly spicy mixed bitter greens, such as mizuna, arugula, endive, frisée and watercress, make an ideal backdrop for the vinaigrette's touch of sweetness, but you can use any combination of mixed greens.
Prunes and raisins cooked in brandy add flavour and moisture to this dark, dense and delicious pareve (nondairy) Passover dessert. Look for the brandy, such as Carmel Brandy 777, at the liquor store.
Stash a few logs of dough away for when you're tempted to fill the kitchen with cookie aromas. It's practical to cut the rolls short enough that you can bake a tiny batch in a toaster oven.
Quatre épices, or four spices, is a mix used in French dishes. It consists of pepper, nutmeg, cloves and ginger and pairs nicely with honey, red wine and Dijon mustard as an elegant flavour combination on baked ham.
