Today’s “project” is making Dulce de Leche (Milk Caramel). That’s right – I’m making my own. Of course, I’m cheating – and you can, too, and still wind up with an end result that’s as sweet, caramel-ly (yes, I know that’s not a word), and infinitely satisfying as if you’d stood over the…
The Versailles Restaurant Cookbook: A Review, A Recipe & Giveaway
When I heard that Versailles Restaurant, the de facto epicenter of Cuban Cuisine & Culture in South Florida was publishing a cookbook of its famous, home-style recipes, I admit that I became a little giddy. I live about 20 minutes away from Versailles. With traffic. In the 40+ years that I’ve lived in South…
Eastern European Apple Cake
The theme of apples and sweetness continues through the coming weeks, as we move from the Jewish Holy Days, on through the holiday of Sukkot. Sukkot (or Succos), translates as “Feast of Tabernacles”, and commemorates the Jewish people’s 40 years of wandering in the desert between being released from bondage in Egypt to finally…
