My Father’s Daughter: Lalo’s Famous Cookies

My Father’s Daughter: Lalo’s Famous Cookies

by | May 30, 2011 | My Father's Daughter

If you had told me 2 hours ago that I could love a cookie without butter, or sugar, or chocolate, or butter, I would have taken you by the hand and, in a pitying tone, explained how you can’t have cookies without butter.  How cookies were invented, essentially,...
My Father’s Daughter: Lalo’s Famous Cookies

My Father’s Daughter: Fish Tacos

by | May 24, 2011 | My Father's Daughter

It’s like my husband’s two favorite dishes — fish & chips and tacos — got married.  And after making these, I am never getting rid of that man! These are really fantastic.  The beer batter is wonderful and easy and even though I did not...
My Father’s Daughter: Challah French Toast

My Father’s Daughter: Challah French Toast

by | May 19, 2011 | My Father's Daughter

Damn, she even makes good french toast. Her value added elements: coarse sugar (I used some demerara sugar that someone — was it you Mary Jenner? — brought me from Hawaii) and real vanilla seeds scraped from a bean.  The sugar adds a really nice crunch. In...
My Father’s Daughter: Chicken & Dumplings

My Father’s Daughter: Chicken & Dumplings

by | May 16, 2011 | My Father's Daughter

Ok, this is getting scary.  It’s beginning to look like Gwyneth Paltrow is a very talented cook.  How could this be?  Even if you think she can’t act or sing she has successful careers doing both of those things, despite your opinion.  To find out she...