Hey Guys! Let’s do dinner Sunday, oh and by the way, I’m cooking Pancreas! Delish! So that’s not the normal line you use to intice guests to taste your cooking? Fair enough, but with this recipe it might be. I love sweetbreads. I love sweetbreads when someone else makes them. Preferably a professional. My experience […]
Tomatoes are one of my favorite foods and, happily for me, the summer time is when they get to truly shine (and I get to eat as many as I can stomach). Fresh, juicy, sweet, hulking heirlooms are available everywhere, but especially wonderful if found locally and not trucked or flown in from across state […]
I’m a little Greek. Half to be exact, a fact that I am equal parts proud of and ambivalent towards. I didn’t get the benefit of olive skin or dark hair and I sunburn like an albino (I can thank my mother’s Scottish genes for that one). I do however love Greek food. New Orleans is […]
My favorite time to cook is the summer months. More accurately, it is my favorite time to un-cook. My kitchen is exposed and suffers from poor air circulation. It gets hot and the idea of using the oven for more then a few minutes makes me seriously uncomfortable. Plus, I have little room in my heart […]
Irma La Douce is a drink invented by the Boston Chapter of Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails for their 2007 Chartreuse Party. It is named after the 1963 Billy Wilder movie starring Jack Lemmon & Shirley MacLaine, based on the French musical by the same name. We were introduced to it by […]
Here’s a quick, crowd pleasing hors d’oeuvre for your summer cocktails parties or a yummy snack. It combines two of my favorite things, smoked salmon and deviled eggs, in a messy, creamy topping for garlic laced crostinis. If you don’t like smoked salmon, substitute some crunchy, thick cut bacon. Smoke Salmon Deviled Egg Crostini (makes […]
“Swedish Cheese Tart” is not the most exciting recipe I have ever come across. It is, for that matter, an incredibly dull version of the sexier, Gallic version; the Quiche. I was thrilled, then, when this red-headed stepchild of a quiche turned into a delicious and indulgent meal, easily thrown together in a few minutes and a […]
I’m note sure I possess the wherewithal to cook traditional Norwegian food for two weeks straight. The traditional dishes can be quite heavy, fattening, and wintery. Not exactly where my head is currently, considering the sweltering temperatures outside and fresh vegetables filling the market. As I continue my two week Norwegian cooking extravaganza in honor of […]
The hot, sticky summer days call for some serious grilling. But what do you do if you don’t have access to a grill? What to do if your apartment is the size of a broom closet and your fire escape is filled with a container garden? The answer my friends is to improvise. Use your […]