This recipe for Cranberry Orange Pie with Gingersnap Crust is luscious, sweet, and decadent to the extreme. Enjoy a slice for any occasion!
Category: Holiday
2016 Holiday Cookie Update!
Every year, I end up making a lot of cookies for the holidays. I separate them out into little clear treat bags, tie them up with ribbons, and add them to gift baskets, boxes, and bags. This year (with the move), I told myself I’d refrain. My kitchen situation is only half set up, for one thing. I have less counter and storage space in the new place, so I’m still trying to find a home for everything. It’s not that the kitchen is tiny, exactly. It’s quite reasonably sized. I was just incredibly spoiled in our Jersey City apartment,…Continue reading 2016 Holiday Cookie Update!
Blue Cheese Stuffed Medjool Dates & Other Small Plates | A Roaring Retro New Year’s Eve
Looking for simple appetizers perfect for a classy cocktail party? Inspired by the 1920s, these Roaring Retro small plates are good for any occasion. Get some inspiration and make a batch of these Blue Cheese Stuffed Medjool Dates for your next soiree!
Cocktail Duo: Side Car & French 75 | A Roaring Retro New Year’s Eve
It’s been a long rough year for many of us. On a purely individual level, I have to say that my year has been stressful, but overall I have no rights to complain. After a lot of self-reflection and discussion, I left a position as a non-profit event manager this past fall to alleviate some stress and pursue more personal and creative projects (like this one). As I no longer needed to commute into New York City, we also moved out of Jersey City and our home state of New Jersey, choosing to settle in the more affordable and slower-paced suburbs of Wilmington, Delaware.…Continue reading Cocktail Duo: Side Car & French 75 | A Roaring Retro New Year’s Eve
Cookbook Gift Guide 2016
I adore collecting books, and I’ve had a steadily growing and diverse library for as long as I can remember. In high school, it was graphic novels; in college and grad school, I began building a rather respectable collection of texts on Buddhism and Tibetan religions for my research; and in recent years I’ve become utterly obsessed with cookbooks. In hopes of keeping down costs and clutter, I spend a lot of time reading reviews of new publications and curating a very selective Amazon wish list. With the holiday season upon us, I’m sharing this research with you in the form…Continue reading Cookbook Gift Guide 2016
Halloween Edition!
I have to start this post with an apology. I would love to be presenting you with a multi-course, spook-tacular Halloween feast right now. It would be complete with candle-lit mood lighting, a classy dark atmosphere that calls to mind a chic occult dining room, and at least five courses and two signature cocktails, one with obligatory dry ice. Regrettably, however, this isn’t that post.