It is official, frost may happen this weekend. Leave in the kale and root veggies, harvest your basil! When you have got oodles of basil on your counter making the whole house smell like a Sicilian garden, it is time to make pesto. Photo by Ali Sundik Tried and True Pesto Recipe Adapted from Marcella Hazan’s […]
Weeks back, I had to buy some Cream of Wheat for a testing assignment. This American standard is not standard in our kitchen and try as I might, we could not get jazzed about this hot breakfast cereal. Not wanting to throw away food, I decided to try a version of the meatloaf recipe on […]
The word rilettes is French and traditionally rilettes take hours to cook. The word is more about how the final product looks, shreded and rather creamy. This recipe is neither. It’s quick to make and most likey would never be considered a rilette, except for the end result of it’s texture. This is a lovely […]
I had to take remodelista Julie to Lulu Wilson for the deep fried pickles. Our tipple was a Kim Crawford wine from New Zealand. The Pea Soup with sauteed pea shoots and goat cheese was divine but the hit of the night was the Kale Salad- very finely shredded and seasoned with lemon juice, currants, Parmesan and […]
Rumor has it that one of my favorite chef educators has recently celebrated a milestone birthday, twenty five has never looked so good 🙂 I met Paul Charpentier when I worked as an adjunct faculty member in the Culinary Arts Department at Southern Maine Community College. Oh how I miss his Mussels Dijonnaise, Clams Casino […]
My mother has some idiosycncrasies when it comes to food. First, she likes to open bagels, pull out all the dough from the inside and fill up the well with smoked salmon; then she proceeds to drench it in lemon juice and capers. Second, she doesn’t eat dessert and would prefer a cheese platter on […]
Lately I’ve become very bored with our standard fare. So I always rejoice when I find a centerpiece for our family dinners. I have a household of picky eaters: A 13 year old vegetarian; an 8 year old who looks at colors in food with fear and trepidation and a 5 year old who looks to her older brothers for […]
This was an easy, wonderful dinner. I bought the Tan Tan spice mixture from Savory Spice shop. They were inspired by ras el hanout which is a blend of any type of toasted spices specific to Morrocco. I simply rubbed it on the swordfish and grilled it. The results were fantastic! I paired it with […]
These little sweet potato dandies take advantage of store-bought ginger snaps. Crushed up and mixed with a touch of brown sugar and butter, these are sure to please even the fussiest eater. nonstick cooking spray 2 large sweet potatoes, washed and halved lengthwise 1/2 cup finely crushed ginger snap cookies 1 Tbsp. brown sugar 2 Tbsp. butter, melted […]
Please pardon the fuzzy glamour shot – Vincenzo got ahold of my camera and got his little finger prints all over the lens! Sweet potatoes are not only delicious, but powerhouses of nutrition, often listed as a super food because of their high beta-carotene content. This risotto comes together easily with a little fresh sage to […]
