Your chances of finding a meat-free French onion soup at a restaurant are next to nil. But at home, a handful of dried porcini mushrooms steeped in hot water creates a full-flavoured broth that still lets the flavour of the onions shine through.
I totally get it now, all of that shushing that happens once people put a soufflé in the oven and, more gently than they ever have before, close the door. Soufflés are worth the tip-toeing, especially this cheese soufflé.
Entertaining at any time of the year (but especially when there are only two weeks left in the year!) can be stressful, yet it doesn't have to be stressful. There are 2 keys to making it easy...
This home-made hot chocolate is ridiculously easy to make and you can control the flavour, opting to use more or less milk-chocolate which is the where all of the sweetness is coming from.
I let a couple of tablespoons of yogurt sit in a cheesecloth-lined strainer, and in the time it took me to chop a handful of pistachios and toast bread, it was as creamy and thick as any ricotta.
i had just a bite of this skillet pancake that my friend ordered for brunch, and it was enough to make me go out and find a cast iron skillet in just the right size. i'm shopping for it in my mind right now.
