Mangia

A prep person in the kitchen from Puebla, Mexico, showed us this fun and very flavorful family-style recipe. The ancho chile powder adds a smoky flavor and a dried chile scent. As for the oregano, if…

This rich shortbread crust serves as the base for our Espresso Bars. The dough is simple to put together and even easier to handle: You roll it out between sheets of wax paper, then use the paper to …

We started baking these bars in November 1996. They were an immediate hit then, and they still are. Mocha-flavored chocolate on a rich shortbread base is a great combination. The instruction in the r…

These were on our menu when we opened in February 1982, and are still a great favorite. Lots of butter, sugar, currants, and granola, in addition to rolled oats, make these rich and satisfying. They …

The dark molasses in these muffins lend a rich, burnt-sugar taste and almost chocolate-like color to the crumb. Lots of fresh ginger, plus some ground, ensures deep flavor. And even though real ginge…

Chicken and rice soup is one thing. Chicken and wild rice soup is another. This is a wonderful winter soup-just the one for the holidays and it can be made almost entirely in advance. All you will ne…

When made classically, bisque is a thick, creamy, super-rich seafood soup. At one time, a cup of bisque set the stage for still richer things to come. Times have changed, though, and so have people's…

There are chocolate chip cookies, with a rich twist-white chocolate chips and dried cherries. These are splendid at teatime or for dessert.

While these rich-tasting, golden scones are a natural accompaniment to either a bowl of soup or a salad at lunch, they also happen to be wonderful for breakfast, with crisp bacon and eggs. They are a…

Mascarpone-rich Italian cream cheese helps to make this a tender loaf, and bittersweet chocolate and crystallized lemon or orange peel combine to make it unusual. The lemon peel-chocolate combination…

This very American fish chowder has a rich flavor without a cream base. The small amount of cream that is added at the end is there to "finish" the soup, to enrich and smooth it. This chowder is not …

You achieve the domed shape of these buttery peanut butter shortbread cookies by using a small ice-cream scoop. The dough is tender and soft, and your hands won't work nearly as well as the scoop. Pu…

These were one of the first cookies we offered when we opened in 1982, and they are still an all-time favorite. The better the chocolate, the better the cookie. Even though we call these chocolate ch…

There are no nuts or raisins-no distractions, in other words in these carrot muffins. Lots of carrots, spices, honey, and even apples enliven this batter. We have customers who, unfailingly, have one…