Just in time for August’s dog days: Minty Watermelon Lemonade with Vodka is perfect for slow sipping while you wait for the hibachi coals to turn white. Fresh crushed watermelon gives this tall drink its distinctive melony flavor and pretty pink color. The drink starts off ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]
The Girl Pie Chunky Apple Sauce with Garam Masala and Maple Syrup Recipe
When people set back their clocks in the fall, they often use the additional 60 minutes to sleep in. Not me. When time “falls back” at Copywriters’ Kitchen, I sneak in an extra hour of work. I have to. It’s the only “free” time I have to write these blog posts. The digital ... [Read More] [1 Comment. Please leave another.]
Windfall Apple Butter with Garam Masala Recipe
In late summer the two apple trees in our yard grow heavy. Pretty golden and red fruit fatten and hang thick in the branches. But soon after, the apples fall to the ground and rot. The pesticide-free fruit is pitted, blighted and worm-ridden. And in New York’s suburban ... [Read More] [4 Comments. Please leave another.]
Sour Cream and Champagne Grape Muffin Recipe
My daughter’s first day of nursery school, sixteen years ago, was traumatic. For me. Fall 1994 I fully expected to spend a week or more hanging out in the nursery school’s sunny rooms. I had a cup of hot, half-and-half-laced coffee in a travel cup. I was ready to sit ... [Read More] [1 Comment. Please leave another.]
Apricot Galette with Buttery Ground Almond Crust Recipe
“Ah, if I can't eat some of the rampion, which is in the garden behind our house, I shall die,” moans Rapunzel's mother. An expectant woman and her food cravings are the catalysts for the story of Rapunzel. In the fairy tale, the soon-to-be mother fixates on luscious leafy ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]
