Anthony Lombardi

I finally got around to making something with rhubarb, and boy was it worth it. I’ve always liked rhubarb in jams and desserts. Sometimes I wonder if it’s really a coincidence that it goes well with strawberry, which happens to be the same color. I wonder if whatever causes the color also causes them to [...]

I made this strawberry ice cream this past weekend from strawberries I bought at a random stand across from a gas station in Saratoga, CA. My fiance Lisa introduced me to the stand and now we go there every year because their strawberries are simply the best around. I made the ice cream the same [...]

This past Valentine’s Day I made apple fritters for the first time. Lisa and I really enjoyed them. They’re slices of apple dipped in a batter, then fried to a crispy deep brown. They’re best served while still warm, dusted with some powdered sugar and cinnamon (in this case, Vietnamese cinnamon). It tasted best when [...]