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- Mangosteens: Don’t Bother
Of course, if you happen to live in Southeast Asia, do bother. Bother frequently. But I’m not talking to you. I’m talking to America, who has only recently permitted this most elusive of fruits on its shores.
I thirst for mangosteens. When permitted, I glut on them. If I see one, I have to buy it, […]
- Farewell-To-Summer Salad
Maybe I’m being melodramatic: summer isn’t about to leave us just yet. Still, I no longer need air conditioning to fall asleep, and the window for photographing food by daylight grows briefer by the day. I comfort myself with thoughts of knee-high boots and Brussels sprouts, and get my fix of refreshing foods while I […]
- Fleur du Mal Cherry-Chocolate Cake
I was going to name this cake after Becky Sharp, the social-climbing heroine of Vanity Fair. It’s Betty Crocker Devil’s Food made good with stiff-peaked egg whites and a slug of kirsch in the batter. Pillows of chantilly-lightened cherry curd, a necklace of sugar pearls and a tiara of red cherries complete the upgrade.
If the […]
