Reviving Traditional Foods
Zaletti are a mildly sweet Venetian cookie studded with rum-soaked currants. Mildly sweet and perfectly crumbly, zaletti are a pleasant dolci reminiscent of shortbread. I first stumbled across these charming Italian cookies while reading In Late Winter We Ate Pears by Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber – a charming memoir that follows two [...]
My answer to classic cornbread, these muffins make use of masa. Masa is traditionally used to make corn tortillas and tamales; however, it can be used in place of cornmeal for an added nutritional punch. Masa is produced through a process called nixtamalization. In this traditional process, corn is treated with [...]
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Jenny McGruther is a wife, mother and cooking instructor specializing in real and traditional foods. Her work has been featured on CNN, the Globe & Mail, the Atlantic, the Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post and WebMD. Click here to learn more.
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