Fish, so often, is one of those foods you save for restaurant meals.  Home kitchen avoidance begins with doubt that we can really prepare this seemingly delicate protein with any skill.  And its limited refrigerator shelf life and cooking odors don’t help either.  Here’s where Adam Rappaport, editor of Bon [...]]]>

Fish, so often, is one of those foods you save for restaurant meals.  Home kitchen avoidance begins with doubt that we can really prepare this seemingly delicate protein with any skill.  And its limited refrigerator shelf life and cooking odors don’t help either.  Here’s where Adam Rappaport, editor of Bon Appetit comes to the rescue with a new cookbook all about grilling.  I don’t yet own this book, but will tell you that his recent appearance on the book tour, reminded me of how perfect the grill is for cooking fish.  Seasonable vegetables give creative license to preparing fish fillet packets, but, the key to success is in the fish.

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Anything boasting “instant dinner party” catches attention because it must mean that it’s even easier and special for family meals.  Braised pork ragu over tagliatelle is a hearty meal ideal for cozy eves, yet proves to be a welcome feast for weary weeknights after long work and school days.  It [...]]]>

Anything boasting “instant dinner party” catches attention because it must mean that it’s even easier and special for family meals.  Braised pork ragu over tagliatelle is a hearty meal ideal for cozy eves, yet proves to be a welcome feast for weary weeknights after long work and school days.  It comes together with a few flavor strong ingredients and slow cooking that can withstand delayed mealtimes and imperfect preparation.(...)
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What do ziploc bags, Adam Carolla podcasts, and pickled onions have in common?  Three topics I yarn about to the dismay of all involved. I challenge you to make a better sandwich than one with threads of perfectly brined red onion.  And then there’s the tartine or in my book [...]]]>

What do ziploc bags, Adam Carolla podcasts, and pickled onions have in common?  Three topics I yarn about to the dismay of all involved. I challenge you to make a better sandwich than one with threads of perfectly brined red onion.  And then there’s the tartine or in my book a fancy name given to leftovers served open faced on toasted bread.  This one so friggin’ easy you might pull out your hair.  Ricotta cheese seasoned with salt and pepper, arugula balanced with a lemon juice and olive oil, pickled onions sha!, and roasted shrimp. But here’s the thing…

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Do you ever date produce for its looks alone? I’m that shallow too.  When I spotted these beauties hanging out in produce, I couldn’t resist temptation. I’ve never been much of a cooked carrot fan, but maybe that’s because cooks of yesteryear, like the lovable lunch ladies or dinner moms, [...]]]>

Do you ever date produce for its looks alone? I’m that shallow too.  When I spotted these beauties hanging out in produce, I couldn’t resist temptation. I’ve never been much of a cooked carrot fan, but maybe that’s because cooks of yesteryear, like the lovable lunch ladies or dinner moms, who relied on one-pot, one-shot meals – cooked carrots into oblivion.

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There’s something special about waking up to an already prepared breakfast.  This do-ahead morning rescue comes together in minutes the night before, brews on your stovetop while you sleep and requires only a zap from your microwave and condiments.  It’s ready before coffee.

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There’s something special about waking up to an already prepared breakfast.  This do-ahead morning rescue comes together in minutes the night before, brews on your stovetop while you sleep and requires only a zap from your microwave and condiments.  It’s ready before coffee.

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Sometimes we come across a recipe that, like a phone booth, turns you from dinner schlub into culinary hero.  And like that phone booth, which would be an apple store today, this one takes less effort than it took me to put the accent grave & circumflex marks of crème [...]]]>

Sometimes we come across a recipe that, like a phone booth, turns you from dinner schlub into culinary hero.  And like that phone booth, which would be an apple store today, this one takes less effort than it took me to put the accent grave & circumflex marks of crème fraîche into this post.  So little effort that if you don’t want to make the sauce, we have an almost comparable way to get the same flavors with a pinch of your fingers.

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Have you ever made candy at home? Wildly popular gluten-free blogger, Aron Goyoaga, from Cannelle et Vanille, recently published a book, that showed how easy it is to make a toffee not just for her pear bundt cake, but as a simple sweet ingredient that will heighten cookies, ice cream, [...]]]>

Have you ever made candy at home? Wildly popular gluten-free blogger, Aron Goyoaga, from Cannelle et Vanille, recently published a book, that showed how easy it is to make a toffee not just for her pear bundt cake, but as a simple sweet ingredient that will heighten cookies, ice cream, oatmeal, and yogurt.(...)
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From Bon Appetit’s Food Lover’s Cleanse come a few recipes worthy of our permanent file.   Loaded with vegetables, including my previously avoided rooter – the parsnip – and zapped to perfection with a kick of complex chili flavor, we should eat white bean chili all winter long. (...)Read the [...]]]>

From Bon Appetit’s Food Lover’s Cleanse come a few recipes worthy of our permanent file.   Loaded with vegetables, including my previously avoided rooter – the parsnip – and zapped to perfection with a kick of complex chili flavor, we should eat white bean chili all winter long. (...)
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Trip Advisor listed Maya Bistro as the best Placencia, Belize had to offer. Most items in this Central American village were priced fairly, but a taxi ride to Maya Bistro, seven miles from our hotel, would cost us sixty bucks one way. I suspect the speed bumps add up. When [...]]]>

Trip Advisor listed Maya Bistro as the best Placencia, Belize had to offer. Most items in this Central American village were priced fairly, but a taxi ride to Maya Bistro, seven miles from our hotel, would cost us sixty bucks one way. I suspect the speed bumps add up. When a desk clerk at the resort overheard our deep desire to eat at the restaurant, he offered to drive the family. We were determined to eat this food and murder was worth the risk.(...)
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 Together.  The inaugural theme.

Richard Blanco’s brilliant words. The awe-inspiring Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. President Obama’s message.  Purple gloves majesty joining amber waves of bangs.  Did you ever notice that about two weeks after bangs are cut in, they’re always brushed to the side awaiting the grow-out?

I must add Doris Kearns Goodwin and [...]]]>

 Together.  The inaugural theme.

Richard Blanco’s brilliant words. The awe-inspiring Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. President Obama’s message.  Purple gloves majesty joining amber waves of bangs.  Did you ever notice that about two weeks after bangs are cut in, they’re always brushed to the side awaiting the grow-out?

I must add Doris Kearns Goodwin and Richard Blanco to my dinner guest wishlist that already includes Ken Burns, Steven Colbert, Hillary Clinton, Lena Dunham, Woody Allen, and Malcolm Gladwell.  For sure, I would serve a melange of roasted vegetables, headed by sweet, fragrant fennel. In some circles, after fennel, it wouldn’t much matter what other vegetables were included.  We see red, as in potatoes and onions. Who’s on your dinner guest wishlist?(...)
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