If you’re looking for a main dish that will make a bountiful and impressive presentation for Easter Sunday, a crown rack of lamb is an elegant choice. I made a small one, because there’s just the two of us at home now, but you can buy larger racks of lamb, or use three racks instead of two to serve a bigger crowd. I’d never tried to make a rack of lamb before, and was a little intimidated about how to […]
One of my friends is expecting a baby next month, so a group of us got together to give her a shower. It’s her first child, and they know that it’s going to be a boy, so we went with a classic blue-and-white theme. We invited guests for 4 PM, and served tea and a baby blue cocktail, along with tea sandwiches, a hearty salad, and lots and lots of sweets – cake, cupcakes, cookies. There are so many clever […]
Pimm’s Cup Pimm’s Cup No. 1 is a gin-based beverage made in England and has many variations. It is the drink of Wimbledon, so we may be pushing the season a bit, but it has a lower alcohol content than most liquors and tastes like a gently laced iced tea.
This drink is adapted from Marc Forgione, one of my favorite Tribeca restaurants. To make a pitcher of Mimosas:
Note: if you can find Luxardo maraschino cherries, they will make this a transcendent cocktail. Luxardo cherries look nothing like the bright red, scarily- artificial cherries we usually see. They are dark and sweet and delicious and a drop or two of the syrup from the cherry bottle makes this drink absolutely perfect.
