Chicken turnovers - also overflowing with leeks, carrots, celery and kale - baked in my oven while my husband and son raked leaves in the yard on Sunday afternoon. It's autumn, Read More →
A Recipe for Easy, Everyday Lunch Meat
September 11, 2012 | by | 68 Comments
Seductive in their papers and casings, hams and salamis always peer at me from my favorite butcher's deli case, luring me with their heady fragrances of garlic and smoke. I have a Read More →
Purple Potato and Artichoke Gratin
July 30, 2012 | by | 16 Comments
Potato and artichoke gratin is simple food, and deeply satisfying. Now that summer is in full swing, our CSA box positively overflows with vegetables and fruit: apricots, exotic Read More →
campfire roast chicken with flowering onion and dill
May 8, 2012 | by | 17 Comments
When the snows recede and the forests open we like to venture out: reveling in the woods, fishing in lakes and streams and cooking over the campfire in rustic simplicity. And Read More →
How to Slow-roast the Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey
November 22, 2011 | by | 47 Comments
After years of overdone and tough birds, I was entrusted with this recipe – passed from my husband’s grandmother to his mother, from my mother-in-law to my husband and, Read More →
A Recipe: Salisbury Steak for Grown-ups
December 26, 2010 | by | 7 Comments
This is not your lunch lady’s Salisbury steak recipe. No. Not by any means. In this Salisbury steak recipe, we pair grass-fed beef with earthy oyster and shiitake mushrooms, Read More →
a recipe: chicken and gluten-free dumplings with fresh herbs
October 21, 2010 | by | 3 Comments
Gluten-free chicken and dumplings swimming in a salty, creamy broth of herbs and aromatic vegetables found its way to our kitchen a few weeks ago. A cold-weather food, good Read More →
Recipe: Roast Lamb with Olives, Lemon & Fresh Oregano
August 1, 2010 | by | 9 Comments
Roast lamb is, without a doubt, one of our very favorite dishes. In the spring we serve it with young vegetables: carrots, English peas, parsnips and fennel, but we've recently Read More →
Recipe: Mangoes and Sticky Rice
May 27, 2010 | by | 22 Comments
Mangoes and sticky rice - oh how my heart swoons! After a heated meal of Thai food - heightened by the bright flavors of kaffir lime, lemongrass and painfully hot chili peppers - Read More →
Fresh Chicken Broth: Achieving a Solid Gel
February 25, 2010 | by | 87 Comments
A good stock is the backbone of a good kitchen; it provides flavor to your dishes as well as sustenance and nourishment for your body. Broth features in the traditional foods Read More →
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