This crostini brings together culinary worlds that once seemed far apart—Italian crostini and the classic New York bagel with lox. It’s like a mini bagel reinvented as an elegant Italian appetizer, uniting the smoky richness of Jewish deli tradition with the fresh, herby simplicity of Mediterranean cuisine.

You can customize this soup any way you like. For example, remove the peas and add celery, or even add only celery instead of peas and corn...

"I have always enjoyed the delicate flavor of crab meat; it's a taste that reminds me of the sea's vast mysteries." - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

It is best to use very ripe bananas for the dough and regular ones for serving. You can also serve banana pancakes with any other berries...

The Carmen Torte is a rich, dramatic cake—often layered with chocolate, cream, and bright fruit accents—named to reflect the passion and elegance of Bizet’s famous opera.