The latest from Chewing the Fat...
It looks like a Burger with Fries. But you can eat this one on Meatless Monday. It’s the Beyond Burger.
We ate our first Beyond Burgers this month. Here’s our review: When you live near an all-American town like Sag Harbor, New York, you know you’re going to find a great burger. I love the burgers at Dockside, a local institution that’s an improbable tenant…
The Absolute Best Chocolate Raspberry Cake Ever Baked
Our dear friend Don was celebrating his birthday. And who wouldn’t want to make him the best Birthday Cake you could imagine? And wouldn’t you know who volunteered to bake it. Why Andrew, of course. This was before he heard that Don was inviting 18…
The Winners of The Hampton Classic have been announced! And one of them is these Rosemary Apricot Squares from Baked!
The annual Hampton Classic Horse Show is history. This season-ending spectacle is the punctuation mark on our summer season. And we love it even if it marks the end of a wonderful summer here. Of course, the focus is on the horses and their riders. …
The Ultimate BLT
My fondness for tomatoes is a recurring theme this month. As we reluctantly end August, I will make the most of what has been a terrific tomato season here on Long Island. I love every kind of tomato from the largest of heirlooms to the…
Grilled Shrimp with Old Bay and Aioli
I have to say this is one of the best recipes we’ve made all summer. What’s great about it is that it’s every bit as good hot off the grill or griddle as it is when the shrimp are cooled down or even chilled. Sitting…
A deep dive into Port aboard Viking River Cruise’s Viking Helgrim on the Douro River
Viking River Cruises’ ‘River of Gold’: A Perfect Introduction to the World of Port… And to Portugal itself In 1756, the Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro was founded making the Douro River Valley the third oldest protected wine region in the…
Pan con Tomate or, as we say in Catalonia, Pa Amb Tomàquet
ONE OF SPAIN’S MOST FAMOUS TAPAS, PAN CON TOMATE IS EASY TO MAKE After our ten-day trip through Portugal in July, it seemed a shame to be just an hour and a half by air from Barcelona and not go there—especially since Andrew had only…
Come to Bali and meet a new Chef who has invented a whole new recipe for Bouillabaisse.
A year ago March, I had the good fortune to travel to Bali. I stayed at both Four Seasons Resorts Bali, one high in the mountains near Ubud and the other on the shores of the Indian Ocean at Jimbaran Bay. Recently a new Executive…
Tomato and Red Pepper Gazpacho a là Casas do Coro, Marialva, Portugal
When Andrew and I were in Portugal last month, we went on a wonderful picnic. It was part of an optional shore excursion offered by Viking on our 10-day Douro River Cruise. We left the ship and traveled high up into the hills to the…
Peach Hand Pies from Lisa Donovan in Food and Wine Magazine
Our peaches out on the East End of Long Island are outstanding this year. They’re glorious to look at—all those colors from deep golden yellow mottled with shades of orange and red, almost to purple. It seems almost a shame to peel them, let alone…
Claire Saffitz’ Steak Salad with Shallot Vinaigrette
We were serving lunch outdoors this weekend. I was looking for something simple to do. We’d planned a weekend of several different dishes in the “chicken or fish” categories. Cruising through August’s Bon Appetit, I saw a stunning salad. Beautiful cherry tomatoes, thin slices of…
Savory Roasted Tomato Tarte Tatin
A couple of years ago, I read a very detailed recipe for a tomato Tarte Tatin in Bon Appetit. I worked with the recipe and came up with two versions of the dish. Now that Tomato season is in full swing, I revisited this…
My latest article on Viking River’s newest Douro River Cruiseship has just been published…Enjoy!
Sailing The Douro On Viking’s Newest ‘Baby’ Longship, Viking Helgrim August 4, 2019 By Guest Post Leave a Comment Guest post by Monte Mathews The Douro, The River of Gold, is Portugal’s gift to river cruising. Viking Cruises is bringing its formula of absolutely top-notch…
