Jenny

Cranberry-apple chutney

This cranberry-apple chutney is one of my holiday staples. Every year I like to make a big batch just before Thanksgiving and pack it into jars, either to serve with festive meals at home or to bring to our hosts as an edible gift. I’ll be testing it out on Thanksgivukkah this year and IContinue reading “Cranberry-apple chutney”

Corn with girolle mushrooms

Growing up in the United States, we enjoyed corn on the cob all summer long. Shucking corn on the cob was a chore I never minded, and we ate the corn with funny plastic corn-shaped holders on either end. All that came to an end during the years I lived in France, where corn isContinue reading “Corn with girolle mushrooms”

Carrot salad

During the many years I lived in France, carrot salad was something of a staple. I never actually made it myself, but would pick up a barquette de carottes rapées at the charcuterie on my local market street along with some cold cuts to serve as a weekend lunch that was more about shopping thanContinue reading “Carrot salad”

Raspberry sorbet

On a hot summer night I can’t imagine a better way to round off a meal than with a refreshing homemade fruit sorbet. Sweet, tangy raspberry sorbet is my absolute favorite. Although there are various methods of making sorbet without an ice cream maker, if you are planning on making sorbet regularly it is wellContinue reading “Raspberry sorbet”