Category: Recipes

Sandwich Bread

I make this bread once a month for sandwiches for lunch. This recipe makes 4 loaves. This started as the “Soft white Sandwich Loaf, American Style” from the Home Baking cookbook by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid (highly recommended book). There are some (very) minor deviations from the recipe in that book. Biga Make the […]

Gramercy Tavern Ginger Bread Cake with Rum Butter Sauce

We’ve been making this for desert on Christmas day for over a decade. It’s very good and keeps well in the fridge for leftovers for several days. It can be finicky, and I’ve left some pointers as footnotes from lessons learned. The Ginger Bread Cake Ingredients: Directions: Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream […]

Side Car

This is good with bourbon, not sure about the rest. Makes 2: Mix in a shaker, pour into a martini glass or small rocks glass. Garnish with a lemon or orange twist. If you’re feeling fancy, you cant try a caramelized orange wheel, see recipe here: Carmelized Orange Slices.