One of the more extravagant-sounding recipes in What Mrs. Dewey Did with the New Jell-O! is the Charlotte Russe Imperial. For those unaware (as I was), a charlotte is a dessert that uses bread or a cookie in place of a conventional crust or pastry. The filling might be anything from fruit to chocolate to custard;……
Ingredient: egg yolks
Curried Carrot Croquettes (adapted from Sunset Wok Cook Book)
The recipe that perhaps best showcases the spirit of Sunset Wok Cook Book is Curried Carrot Croquettes. It fits with the vaguely Asian theme of the cook book (India’s in Asia, yo) and still maintains the mid-80s suburban dinner party vibe of the rest of the book. It’s also a great way to use a……