Appetizers
The recipe for this creamy, zesty mustard has been in my family for as long as I can remember. It was served as an appetizer at every summer barbecue of my childhood to accompany cocktail hot dogs and crusty bread with summer sausage and aged cheddar. It was also frequently used as a welcome addition…
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My beautiful Sicilian grandmother cooked the most delicious, simple and rustic foods. Her kitchen always smelled of sautéing garlic and olive oil and she had a gift for elevating every leftover in her refrigerator into something new and delicious. Some of her specialties were lentil soup, “polpette,” or seasoned, flattened meatballs, homemade manicotti and if…
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Ever since I said “I do,” this simple yet complex savory spread has been on the menu around the holidays. My husband’s grandmother, Maria, from Budapest, gave the recipe to her daughter-in-law (my mother-in-law) and she kindly shared it with me. For a relatively short list of ingredients and simple preparation, it packs an explosion…
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