An apple-mincemeat . . . mess

Every year at holiday time, I shop the holiday ingredient remainder sales as diligently as many people shop the half-price sales for decorations, gift wrap and such. I buy up all the citron and candied orange peel I can find, because they’re my favorites, useful...

A mango a day…

More like dozens of mangoes a day Saturday at the Mangoes at the Moana event at the Sheraton Moana Resort & Spa, a Westin property. Mango pies, mango tarts, mango crunch, mango cake, mango lumpia, mango rice, mango bread, mango manju, chicken stuffed with mango,...

A sweet taste of Portugal

Over the years, I’ve reduced my magazine budget and now I’m down to subscribing to two food magazines: Cook’s Illustrated and Fine Cooking. The two have in common that they are teaching tools.   Cook’s Illustrated is terrifically...