You can adapt this one-pot dinner recipe to Chicken, Pork, or Turkey. The ground meat of your choice is combined with fennel seed, Pecorino Romano, and onion and made into meatballs. The meatballs then cook in a flavor-filled Chicken broth together with orzo pasta, lemon…
This is my absolute favorite Thanksgiving recipe. It is such a favorite that I have been known to cook a turkey or turkey breast just to make it. It also is a great sentimental favorite because it was one of the first pieces of…
This glorious cranberry tart topped with candied cranberries and whipped cream put cranberries on our Thanksgiving Table in a dramatic new way. I marvel at Andrew’s passion for baking. And it’s at its zenith at holiday time. It doesn’t necessarily mean Thanksgiving or Easter or…
In this Sheet Pan Dinner, Bone-In Rib Pork Chops are crisp on the outside and tender inside. Pairing Cheddar Cheese and Panko breadcrumbs for the crust, this recipe can take on any vegetable you like. We went for Gala Apples and for color and flavor,…
A great addition to your Thanksgiving Table or any table for that matter… With its earthy mushrooms and sweet leeks, this quiche-like tart is a perfect side or perfect for lunch all by itself. A weekly pilgrimage to Marilee’s Farmstand in Sagaponack, NY is always…
From Stanley Tucci’s “Searching for Italy” Season 2. In Chapter 3 of the current season, Stanley made his way to Sardegna. The first words he spoke about the place are shown here. Sardinia has many charms. Stanley explored its bitter honey, its Pecorino cheese, its…
I got a big kick out of this recipe when I initially made it. It calls for ‘leftover shrimp’. Does anyone ever have leftover shrimp? If anything, when you serve these as appetizers, they’re so addictive, you are more likely to have nothing but a…
Crispy, spicy, and deeply tomato-ey flavor from a whole new technique for cooking Spaghetti. Our lead visual may look like an ordinary bowl of spaghetti but it is most certainly not. This is spaghetti cooked in an entirely different way. In Italian, it’s called the…
YOU DON’T HAVE TO LOVE BRUSSELS SPROUTS TO LOVE THE FANTASTIC TASTE OF THESE BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Brussels Sprouts are a superfood, a powerful blend of nutrients like folate, vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin A, fiber, and protein. But that doesn’t mean this member of the…
This Meatloaf is one step away from a great Pate, high on the list of great comfort foods. My friend Larry Hui is one of the leaders of a group of volunteers who help out at a homeless shelter in our neighborhood. Finally, after the…
This Sheet Pan Recipe Lets You Choose between Vegetarian or Sausage Versions Mushrooms are a favorite way for Vegetarians to swap out meat. And the meaty Portobella is our favorite way to do it. We were delighted to go back to Hetty Mckinnon’s 1994…
Our first Stanley Tucci Recipe of the Season: Bucatini alla Calabrese Stanley Tucci’s “Searching for Italy” is back and it’s as irresistible as ever. The season opener found Stanley and his parents in their native Calabria. The toe on “the boot”, both Stanley’s maternal and…
Margaritas are the nation’s favorite at-home cocktail We weren’t surprised when a recent survey by www.themixer.com revealed the Margarita as the nation’s favorite cocktail to make at home. It’s also one of the most ordered drinks in America! So we were thrilled when they shared…
Cover Photo Courtesy of Tina Rupp from “Baked New Frontiers in Baking” This Whoopie Pie tastes even better in Pumpkin than it does in Chocolate. Don’t take my word for it. That’s the pronouncement of those two bakers from Brooklyn, Matt Lewis, and Renato Poliafito.…
My latest article for CruisingJournal has just been published…
Lyon, one beautiful city Three years ago, my friend Kimberly moved to Europe from Montclair, New Jersey. Her husband had been assigned by his American company to run their European division which has its headquarters in the third largest city in France: Lyon. Kimberly, Peter…
Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, married her husband Jeffrey when she was 20 years old. Jeffrey Garten was all of 22. A few years ago, Ina published a cookbook called “Cooking for Jeffrey (A barefoot contessa cookbook, Clarkson Potter 2016). It was her tenth and…
From Stanley Tucci’s “Searching for Italy” Season 2. In Chapter 3 of the current season, Stanley made his way to Sardegna. The first words he spoke about the place are shown here. Sardinia has many charms. Stanley explored its bitter honey, its Pecorino cheese, its…
I got a big kick out of this recipe when I initially made it. It calls for ‘leftover shrimp’. Does anyone ever have leftover shrimp? If anything, when you serve these as appetizers, they’re so addictive, you are more likely to have nothing but a…
Crispy, spicy, and deeply tomato-ey flavor from a whole new technique for cooking Spaghetti. Our lead visual may look like an ordinary bowl of spaghetti but it is most certainly not. This is spaghetti cooked in an entirely different way. In Italian, it’s called the…
This Meatloaf is one step away from a great Pate, high on the list of great comfort foods. My friend Larry Hui is one of the leaders of a group of volunteers who help out at a homeless shelter in our neighborhood. Finally, after the…
Margaritas are the nation’s favorite at-home cocktail We weren’t surprised when a recent survey by www.themixer.com revealed the Margarita as the nation’s favorite cocktail to make at home. It’s also one of the most ordered drinks in America! So we were thrilled when they shared…
