For: Alex Elman

• Alex Elman's Plum Pudding recipes

  Ingredients: ¾ cup almonds 1½ cup flour ¾ cup sugar ¾ teaspoon baking soda 2 1/3 cup fresh bread crumbs ½ teaspoon grated nutmeg 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 3 cups seedless raisins 1 1/3 cup...

• Drink only organic wines!!! blog

  Saturday Evening Toast 3/6/11 Ah, February is but a mere sunny memory for me! Sunny????? Yes! I was fortunate to go on my first vacation in over 2 years. I went home to Rio de Janeiro for 10 days...

• Saturday Evening Toast - Ode to Scotch for a Cold Winter's Drink blog

  BRRRRRRR!!!!! It is frigid outside!!!! What to drink on this freezing eve….red? hot toddie? Eau de vie? Cognac? Scotch!!! I think Scotch would be the perfect beverage for this frost bite warning day!...

• Christmas Evening Toast - Pairings for your Christmas Feast!! blog

  Christmas 2010 What is a traditional Christmas dinner? This is a loaded question! It depends completely on your personal history. Christmas dinner for me consists of 2 separate meals. My name is...