There’s only a week until Halloween and we have a lot to do, people. There are copious amounts of food-coloring, meat-sculpturing, vegetable-carving and other compound verbs that you never thought would be part of your late October repertoire. Let’s get started, shall we? I’m always on the look out for a good white chili recipe, […]
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Vegetable Witness Protection Program
My vegetables are in the witness protection program. I fully admit that I will hide, disguise, camouflage, conceal, veil, cloak, bury, and otherwise transform vegetables into recipes that I can get myself my kids to eat. So when son #2 came home and said he loved pumpkin spice bread, I seized the opportunity to get […]
Fall for hockey food
We have entered into two of my favorite themed-cooking seasons: Fall and hockey. Seemingly disjointed and rather unculinary-like I know, but humor me with my explanation and invitation to join me on this strange road trip. First off, Autumn time for food-lovers is a no-brainer but lots of-stomacher. Not only are cool afternoons the best […]
Flank steak and arugula salad with Bearnaise dressing
You know that game, “What 3 foods would you want stranded on a desert island?” My answers change over the years, but if I had to answer that one today, I’d say heavy cream, dijon mustard and wine. Which means I’d like to be stranded in Provence. I choose wine, because, uh wine, and the […]
Raspberry Cream Pie
There’s a little farm stand on the North Fork of Long Island that is lined with the usual local produce; potatoes, peaches maybe some tomatoes and sweet corn. But if you look beyond the earthy wooden tables you’ll no doubt notice a line formed outside of an unassuming white door propped ajar by someone’s flip […]
It’ll Cure What Ails Ya Lentil, Sausage and Kale Soup
I am a firm believer in the power of food to heal. And when someone isn’t feeling well, the kitchen is the best pharmacy I know. This soup is something I’ve been making for a few months for friends as well as myself whenever I need a little a little super food love in a […]
It is easy to be cheesy it turns out
Let’s talk cheese, friends. Ricotta cheese. Homemade ricotta cheese. If I had discovered how easy homemade ricotta cheese was to make earlier in my life, it might have taken a different path. Ricotta from scratch is so easy and so good, I probably would have become a traveling cannoli salesman or something. I have tried […]
Fresh fig, walnuts and goat cheese pizza
It may seem as though I’m dogging on the South a little bit lately, and I want to set the record straight that this is not the case. There are some things that the South is considerably superior over the geographic North. Namely, grocery stores. Seriously, North, you don’t know what you’re missing. And although […]
Summer’s Not Over Baked Beans
We’ve discussed how they are trying to pretend summer is over for us all by starting school so a-b-c-d-e-effing early, but as long as Labor Day is still weeks ahead, we all know the truth. Here’s a great baked bean dish to eat every day until September. Slow-cooker BBQ Beans (You can also bake these […]
Deviled Eggs Benedict
One of the very best happy accidents of this new venture has been how much more crowded my kitchen has become. As soon as I mentioned the new blog to my friends, they have jumped right in offering recipes, taste-testing, opinions, and wine-glass filling. The test kitchen has become my favorite place with some of […]