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Fregola Sarda with Slow Roasted Pork and Vegetables: Cooking for me has always been spontaneous – a firecracker of inspiration, immediately followed by a serious of iniquitous acts that come together in a symphony of meaningful decisions that somehow result … Continue reading

Seoul Relief

Asian Chicken Noodle Soup

Asian Chicken Noodle Soup: Why is it that each January always brings a wrath of increasingly resilient viral infections that spread across the globe like a broken bag of popcorn kernels falling across a kitchen floor. It is without fail … Continue reading

When in Rome

Minestrone Soup with Garlic Bruschetta: It’s a cold blustery day, with snow wisping from the tree tops. Days like these gush for a bowl of hot spicy soup curled up by a warm fire, contemplating something meaningful, or at the … Continue reading

Let It Snow

Umbricelli Farro Pasta with Walnut Sauce: With the expected onslaught of our fair share of snow this weekend, we had the invariable need to bake bread and other various culinary creations as the light fluffy snow fell throughout the day. … Continue reading

Snap Out of It

Pad Thai with Sugar Snap Peas & Tofu: Indecision should be more recognized as a disease with its potentially hazardous impact on simple life events. It’s been an entertaining year for me to say the least, with a multitude of … Continue reading

Some Assembly Required

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Spinach & Mushroom Lasagna Rolls: Growing up on wheat germ and lentils in the 1970s, I didn’t really know the comfort food that most of my friends experienced regularly until I consciously revisited my childhood as an adult. In doing so, … Continue reading

Bowl of Wonder

Glazed Sesame Salmon with Acorn Squash & Saffron Rice: The sun is slowly rising on this cold December morning with a snap of light blasting through the tall pines. I look back at all the dishes we’ve created this year … Continue reading

Unusual Bedfellows

Sundried Tomato Chicken with Spinach Rice: Foodgawker is a magical wonderland of foodie inspiration. If nothing else, the simple scrolling through mountains of imaginative and well photographed dishes from all around the globe is a pleasure in itself, even if … Continue reading

Put a Lid on It

Smokey Split Pea Soup with Poached Egg: I wish every day was Sunday. It’s a crisp New England morning and the thought of something roasting, braising, or stewing for hours while we slumber all day is quite comforting. I often … Continue reading

Evil Is What Evil Does

Macaroni and Cheese with Crispy Capon: As I sit quietly gazing through the window, light snow is falling slowly on a beautiful New England morning. That kind of fluffy slow-motion snow that instantly beckons for a cozy fire, warm blanket, … Continue reading