Last month in MODERN SCREEN those four kids of mine raked me over the coals pretty well. Actually, they were fairly mild coals, I suppose, because they’re all sensitive kids, and I don’t think they’ve ever thought of saying anything that would hurt me. Sometimes...
MAKES 7 JARS CONTAINING 6¾ OUNCES (200 ML) For the dough: 5¼ oz (150 g) dark couverture chocolate, 1 large can pears, ½ cup + 1 tbsp (125 g) butter, 2/3 cup (130 g) sugar, 2 tsp (8 g) vanilla sugar, 1 pinch salt, 4 eggs, 1...
Now that Vicki and Jesse are approaching their teens, Mama’s much too busy to go to work...
MAKES 6 MINIATURE BUNDT CAKES For the dough: 1/3 cup (70 ml) lukewarm milk, ¾ oz (20 g) yeast, 1½ cups + 5 tsp (200 g) flour, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup + 2 tbsp (100 g) butter, ¼ cup + 2½ tsp (60 g) sugar, 1 pinch...
To me she is not Pier Angeli, but Anna Maria Damone, my wife. When I talk about her, I like to say “my wife.” It comes naturally to me. I love the words and the sound of them in my ears and what they mean....
Supercar pace with saloon car space was yours for the asking, thanks to super saloons with epic engines. The in-house projects, like Mercedes-Benz’s mighty 500E and Aston Martin’s futuristic Lagonda, were joined by collaborations across big automotive groups—Fiat’s luxury car brand Lancia dropped a Ferrari...
In the Gables’ marriage, Kay’s heart attack could have meant the end. But if didn’t!...
When Fidel Castro’s revolutionaries ousted President Batista from power in 1959, it signalled a rapid departure for most Americans from the island paradise. The US trade embargo subsequently imposed on Cuba meant that the cars they left behind—1940s and 1950s Cadillacs, Buicks, Fords, Chevrolets, and...
They laughed at him, sneered at him, never suspecting . . ....
MAKES 1 TRAY For the dough: 2/3 cup (100 g) sultanas, 2/3 cup (150 g) butter or lard, 1¼ cups (150 g) cornmeal, 1 cup + 3 tbsp (150 g) wheat flour (type 00), 2 tsp (8 g) vanilla sugar, 1 pinch salt, 1 tsp (5-6 g)...