SILVER PALATE RECIPES

This is a dark, rich and classic hot cocoa that’s perfect for any snowy afternoon. Nondairy milk can be substituted for whole milk here, though you might have to reduce the sugar, since some brands are sweetened. Also bear in mind that the higher the cocoa percentage of the chocolate you use, the less sweet the drink will be. Add the sugar gradually, tasting as you go: Hot cocoa sweetness is a very personal thing.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Total Time 10 minutes

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 304, UnsaturatedFatContent 6 grams, CarbohydrateContent 39 grams, FatContent 16 grams, FiberContent 4 grams, ProteinContent 8 grams, SaturatedFatContent 10 grams, SodiumContent 120 milligrams, SugarContent 33 grams

If there’s such a thing as boomer cuisine, it can be found in the pages of “The Silver Palate Cookbook” by Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso. With its chirpy tone and “Moosewood”-in-the-city illustrations, the book, published in time for Mother’s Day in 1982, gave millions of home cooks who hadn’t mastered the art of French cooking the courage to try sophisticated dishes like escabeche, wild mushroom soup and that new thing called pesto. This recipe, also in the book, came to The Times in a 2007 article celebrating the 25th anniversary edition. The briny-sweet combination once seemed as risky (capers! prunes!) as the East Village, but now it's considered as classic as Grand Central.

Provided by Christine Muhlke

Total Time 1 hours 20 minutes

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 928, UnsaturatedFatContent 40 grams, CarbohydrateContent 40 grams, FatContent 59 grams, FiberContent 5 grams, ProteinContent 56 grams, SaturatedFatContent 15 grams, SodiumContent 1079 milligrams, SugarContent 27 grams, TransFatContent 0 grams