These first few days of 2012 have felt like a big stretch and yawn as I wake from my holiday hibernation. The week between Christmas and the New Year was full of long restful days. Casual celebrations with family and … Continue reading…
Author: Heather
Braised Red Cabbabge
This recipe is a winner and the perfect Winter companion for pork. I dare you to make it just once. Braised Red Cabbage Serves 8 3 1/2 lb red cabbage (1 medium head), quartered, cored, and thinly sliced crosswise 4 … Continue reading…
I Want Candy!
Back in 2006, around the time I was compulsively baking and cooking to fill holiday gift boxes with homemade gourmet treats, Brad and I came across this article by Mark Bittman in the New York Times, “Have No Fear, It’s … Continue reading…
Return to Paradise: Passion Fruit and Sunsets
That might sound like the title to the sequel of some cheesy romance novel, but if you were wondering, it’s the answer to the question, “where have you been?”. Last week Brad and I escaped to paradise, or actually returned, … Continue reading…
Ginger Beet Risotto
Despite the fact that this Fall roared into Brooklyn with a snowstorm in October, it’s settled into a long, mild season. It’s December already but we’ve yet to have a serious freeze and we’re still getting tons of cauliflower, broccoli … Continue reading…
Lazy Long Weekend Cooking: Turkey Stock and a Potato and Kale Tortilla
Thanksgiving has come and gone and so has a long, lazy holiday weekend. I’m not sure what I consumed more of in the days that followed our turkey feast, food or movies. After an amazing evening of eating and drinking … Continue reading…
Let’s Talk Turkey
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday – a day that is centered around a great meal. My mom is all about Christmas. She spends 6 months of the year shopping for presents and starts playing the Christmas music as soon as … Continue reading…
Butternut Squash Lasagna alla Bolognese
For the past few years I’ve been making various pasta dishes with butternut squash, but each time I sit down to taste them I always find they’re lacking a certain, “how do you say…” And then, one night recently I … Continue reading…
Something Special: Roasted Chestnut and Apple Soup
For a food with song lyrics about it ingrained in so many memories, it’s amazing to me how few people I know have actually eaten chestnuts, let alone roasted them and watched them pop (an activity I don’t recommend, but … Continue reading…
Fish Dinner for 2, Featuring Celery Root!
Ahhh celery root. Or celeriac if you prefer. Such a wonderful fall root vegetable. It is not the root of your average celery stalk as you might think, but rather a celery plant grown for it’s edible root. Recently I … Continue reading…