Dear David, Here’s the story you wanted—Liz and Mike’s wedding party. Incidentally, I almost didn’t make it. Except for Eddie Fisher’s pants, I wouldn’t have. I had to borrow a pair from him at the last minute—’cause my own tropicals got lost in the shuffle. It...
This savory sauté tastes just like stuffing, but without the bread. Serve it alongside roasted chicken....
Home Perms are fun—Long on glamour, short on cost...
Planned US legislation threatened to outlaw convertibles—which meant almost all sports cars—but the expected new laws were never implemented. By the 1980s sports cars still in production were antiquated, but a few survived and adopted new engines and running gear to compete with a whole...
Eddie’s mother thought: A movie actress! Will she be the right wife for my boy?...
One of the most evocative names in the business, after more than 60 years on the road the Corvette is still very much the definitive American sports car. Originally intended as a rival for the UK’s Jaguar XK120, it cost almost twice as much as...
I kissed him on the cheek, wished him well, and watched him walk down the street. He kicked at some stones like a little boy scuffling down the street, and he stopped under a lamppost to light a cigarette. Then he squared his shoulders, turned...
MAKES 1 PIE OR QUICHE PAN (DIAMETER 9½ IN [24 CM]) For the dough: 2 cups (250 g) flour, ½ tsp baking powder, ½ cup (100 g) sugar, 1 pinch salt, ½ cup (50 g) ground hazelnuts, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, ½ cup + 1 tbsp (130...
One Mike’s sweet is another Mike’s poison . . ....
MAKES 1 STAR-SHAPED CAKE (FROM A STAR-SHAPED CAKE PAN THAT HOLDS APPROXIMATELY 40 FLUID OZ [1.2 LITERS]) For the dough: 1 cup (230 g) butter, 1 cup + 2½ tbsp (230 g) sugar, 1 tsp (8 g) bourbon vanilla sugar, 1 pinch salt, 4 eggs, 2 cups...