Lentil Pâté with Truffle & Pistachios: The winter season tends to welcome more opportunities to indulge in evil dishes. Victoria and I spent the holiday in Vermont skiing and partaking in regional farm-raised dishes, local cheeses and pates, rich in … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cajun Coffee Glazed Capon: In a world where there are more food bloggers than there are Fall shopping catalogs stuffed in mailboxes, you’d think there would be more chatter about nontraditional Thanksgiving menus. But Thanksgiving screams tradition like tryptophan-coma-induced football … Continue reading
Apple & Fig Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Sauce: One of the most difficult things I find is “not cooking” what seems to be a normal quantity of food for just two people. From the one pot simmering dishes, to … Continue reading
Braised Pork with Roasted Squash, Quinoa & Wild Rice: Deciding what’s for dinner, while in the thick of an inconsequentially busy week, sometimes requires deep inspiration and sometimes is just based on those favorites that you consistently go back to. … Continue reading
