Notes about Recipes in this book

• Mixed onion agrodolce

  • jdjd99 on December 25, 2019

    This was the best part of a delicious Christmas dinner. We doubled the recipe, and ended up with a bit more liquid. We pulled the onions out once they were tender then reduced the liquid and added it back. Amazing. Will definitely make again.

  • Laura on November 26, 2021

    Having found cipollini onions at my local specialty grocer (first time I’ve ever seen them in a retail outlet), I searched EYB and found this recipe, along with jdjd99’s very persuasive endorsement. This fabulous dish also became the star of our Thanksgiving table. Between the honey and the vinegars it was a nicely tangy treat. I found that there was quite a lot of excess liquid when the dish was finished cooking. I boiled it down and it only took a couple of minutes. The prunes intrigued me when I read the recipe, but we found them kind of superfluous in the finished dish. I would probably leave them out next time. And, pretty sure I know at least one item that will be on our Christmas table!

• Four-layer caviar dip

  • anya_sf on January 04, 2026

    This was delicious and a great celebratory splurge, but I did make some changes, which I would repeat: mixed 1/2 cup sour cream with the cream cheese; used less onion, and closer to 6 oz roe (2 oz tobiko, 1.75 oz whitefish, 2 oz sturgeon) as it was New Year's Eve. I used a 7" ring and next time would use an 8" one for easier eating and a better ratio of caviar to everything else. Served with water crackers and radish slices, which I had intended to place around the dip, but the dip leaked a little, so definitely make sure your serving dish has a lip.