The popularity of zombie movies exploded in the past several years. Since no one watches zombie movies alone, a New Year’s Eve party is perfect. From old zombie movies going all the way back to”White Zombie” from 1932 with Bela Lugosi to the long list of recent zombie hits, there’s not shortage of flicks to […]
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New A Thoughtful Gift? Try An Older Cookbook
December 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Shopping for a great Christmas gift once meant hours of driving and parking, but with today’s Internet shopping, it’s easier. Internet shopping can be great for those of us who like to give cookbooks. With so many available titles, there are a few things gift-givers need to know to sort out the well-written quality books […]
How To Throw A Flawless Holiday Dinner Party
December 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It is joyous to watch people have a good time and set a table for sparkling conversation and good food. I hope my guests talk about the dinner party well into the future, about the people they met, the topics they conversed about, and the food they ate. I try to provide a memorable experience. […]
Savory Ginger Pumpkin Mash, A Bit of Pilgrim Pride
November 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
There are basically three approaches to devising a Thanksgiving menu. In the first, the foods are typical of New England where the first thanksgiving was celebrated some 250 years before it became a national holiday with a capital “T” in the mid-19th century. In the second, families follow local and regional traditions. Or, if they […]
Middle Eastern Meze Bring Many Cultures to the Table
November 2, 2014 by 2 Comments
In the Middle East food is shared and one place it is shared is on the meze table. Meze are small samplings of prepared dishes that make a meal. They are not appetizers, nor tapas, nor hors d’oeuvres but are actually more philosophically related to the Scandinavian smorgasbord. Food is shared in another way. The […]
Three Dinners in One from a New England Classic
October 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Careful thought can ease your workload considerably, if that’s how you think of cooking, by squeezing three dinners from one initial cooking. It’s a novel way of viewing leftovers in that you’re not using them so much as you are making leftovers to be used according to a plan. First, in the method that follows, […]
Pumpkin and Pasta? Now That’s Italian!
October 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Pumpkin is an ideal bland food with a distinctive taste. That’s a good thing because it means you have to do something to the pumpkin to make it palatable and delicious. Typically, pumpkin pie is a solution, but nowadays it’s going into all kinds of things from beer to cookies. Pumpkin is a member of […]
Sicily’s Eggplant Ceviche for Summer
October 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The end of summer offers the cook a wealth of sparkling fruits and vegetables for culinary transformation. One of my favorite dishes this time of year is a Sicilian preparation called mulinciana a schibecci, or eggplant ceviche. I don’t make this often because it’s labor intensive, but when I do I make a good amount […]
Chile Blast Off Spaghetti
September 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Every once in a while I’m eating alone and I’m not testing recipes and I consider going out for a pizza or something similar. Then I am suddenly overcome with the desire to eat something very specific–a craving– that I simply must satisfy that very moment for dinner. This happened the other night mostly because […]
Want Authentic Clam Chowder? Can’t Go Wrong with Cape Cod.
September 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Of all the foods I get defensive about, clam chowder is high on the list. There are certain preparations that are so iconic, established and regionally rooted that I think it’s nonsense to say “oh, there are many interpretations.” In fact, I believe the parameters of what constitutes a proper clam chowder are quite narrow. […]
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