Recipes for December 2001

Tuesday, Dec. 25

Crepes Suzette

A New Year's Eve Menu

Green Beans and Sweet Red Pepper and Garlic

A New Year's Eve Menu

Potato Pancakes with Apple and Leek

A New Year's Eve Menu

Oven-Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Sauce Bordelaise

A New Year's Eve Menu

Tuesday, Dec. 18

Soft Polenta

Dining In

Braised Lamb Shanks with Gremolata

Dining In

Tuesday, Dec. 11

Candied Yams

Soul Food: Sabrina Wells Prepares Her Favorite Family Recipes Every ethnic group has what it calls "soul food" - soothing, comfort food that brings back warm memories of family dinners. Today, in America, the term "soul food" simply means African-American cuisine. In the mid 1960s, when the Civil Rights Movement was just beginning, terms like "soul man" "soulful" and just "soul" were used in connection with blacks themselves. It caught on with mainstream America and someone coined the term "soul food" for black cuisine and it stuck. To fully understand the concept of "soul food" you must learn the traditional foods of Africa. Many common American foods are indigenous to Africa. Grains, legumes, yams, sorghum, watermelon, pumpkin, okra, and leafy greens could be found as early as 4000 BC on the African continent. Eggplant, cucumber, onion and garlic are believed to be African in origin, while only a small number of fruits are grown on the continent - wild lemons, oranges, dates and figs. - Sabrina Wells

Almond Meringues

Baking Cookies for the Holiday Season with Paula Naughtin

Chocolate Dipped Espresso Cookies

Baking Cookies for the Holiday Season with Paula Naughtin

Mint Brownies

Baking Cookies for the Holiday Season with Paula Naughtin

Friday, Dec. 7

Jalapeno Cornbread

Soul Food: Sabrina Wells Prepares Her Favorite Family Recipes

Collard and Mustard Greens

Soul Food: Sabrina Wells Prepares Her Favorite Family Recipes

Smothered Pork Chops

Soul Food: Sabrina Wells Prepares Her Favorite Family Recipes Every ethnic group has what it calls "soul food" - soothing, comfort food that brings back warm memories of family dinners. Today, in America, the term "soul food" simply means African-American cuisine. In the mid 1960s, when the Civil Rights Movement was just beginning, terms like "soul man" "soulful" and just "soul" were used in connection with blacks themselves. It caught on with mainstream America and someone coined the term "soul food" for black cuisine and it stuck. To fully understand the concept of "soul food" you must learn the traditional foods of Africa. Many common American foods are indigenous to Africa. Grains, legumes, yams, sorghum, watermelon, pumpkin, okra, and leafy greens could be found as early as 4000 BC on the African continent. Eggplant, cucumber, onion and garlic are believed to be African in origin, while only a small number of fruits are grown on the continent - wild lemons, oranges, dates and figs. - Sabrina Wells

Tuesday, Dec. 4

Black-Eyed Peas

Soul Food: Sabrina Wells Prepares Her Favorite Family Recipes