A classic union of vanilla and chocolate, crispy Milano™ cookies remind us of cookie trays at Italian weddings. Everybody loves ‘em. So why not whip up a fresh batch at home? It just takes just a few standard ingredients and some simple piping. And with a deliciously vanilla-forward, buttery flavor, these actually beat the originals. Turns out that making them yourself may be the only alternative to buying from Pepperidge Farm. Litigiously protective of its Milano brand, the company won’t tolerate copycats. They sued Trader Joe’s in 2015 over their somewhat similar “Crispy Cookies Filled with Belgian Chocolate.” They settled, and apparently Trader Joe’s caved. Copycats?And yet Pepperidge Farm could call themselves copycats…literally. Milano…
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Montreal Slaw with Fresh Herbs
You’ve heard of Montreal bagels and the Montreal Express, but what about Montreal Slaw? That’s the style of no-mayonnaise coleslaw our friend Joanne has been making for years, and to everyone’s delight. Lightly pickled, sweet and crunchy, it makes you wonder why mayo ever intruded in the first place. I recently stumbled upon the name “Montreal Slaw” in Sheryl Julian and Julie Riven’s marvelous book, The Way We Cook: Recipes from the New American Kitchen. Coleslaw recipes date back to the 1700s in the Netherlands (koolsla, or “cabbage salad”), before the Era of Mayonnaise. And while Americans gleefully embraced mayo in slaw, Europeans—and apparently our Northern Neighbors as well—chose to stick with a simple, tangy vinaigrette.…
