Frozen Citrus Desserts That Are Not Sorbet

Nick Morgenstern has come up with a collection of irresistible citrus-based ice creams for winter. The rich flavors are nutty cardamom swirled with lemon jam; lemon curd-poppy seed ice cream, as a play on a popular poundcake flavor; moody dark chocolate olive oil ice cream bolstered with orange zest; and bright vegan lemon-lime, made with…

Cooking for the Lunar New Year

Good morning. Planning for Lunar New Year, which falls this year on Feb. 1, begins in earnest this week, at least for those who are a) celebrating and b) won’t be doing so in a restaurant. Many will follow family traditions and eat what they usually do on the holiday — longevity noodles; dumplings; lumpia;…

A (Very Late) Christmas Dinner

Good morning. I finally had my Christmas dinner last week, deep in the Maine woods, together with family for the first time in months. It was a supermarket feast: Eric Kim’s recipe for root beer ham, alongside sautéed green beans and some scalloped potatoes made on the fly — thin-sliced baking potatoes layered with dots…

A French 75 for Everyone

A drink doesn’t have to be booze-forward, or make you tipsy after just one, to be cocktail-hour appropriate. At even the smallest gatherings, it’s common for one or more guests to be abstaining, or to simply want to drink less that night, month or year. And, in those cases, what’s important is not the reason…