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Thursday, October 29, 2026Oct 29

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Serving up recipes for almond tea and the makings of two desserts

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Good morning, readers. While tomatoes are still summer-tasty, a request came from Daisy LaNieve for a “a new twist on the salad made with tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and fresh basil. Does anyone have a recipe for roasted Caprese salad?”

And here are some lost-and-not-yet-found requests from a June column. We are still seeking chocolate chip cookies with sea salt topping, special-occasion cabbage served hot and how to make a reduction to serve with meat.

GLUTEN-FREE ADAPTATIONS

In that same June column, Marge Pasch asked you to “tell me how to judge what to do to change a regular recipe so that it could work with gluten-free flour or some other ingredient.”

Charlotte Faulkner offered Ms. Pasch some solutions this morning in response to last week’s continuing conversation.