In a small, Northern Vermont Kitchen, we sate our appetites with homemade meals and a love of local ingredients.
I really want to like black beans. I want to like any beans. They’re cheap, utilitarian, full of protein and nutrients – and let’s face it – they’re pretty gorgeous.
We celebrated my mother’s birthday last week by going to an English tea in an English garden. It rocked. Good food, good company, gorgeous flowers, and fun little beaten off
My friend Steve and I talk on the phone once a week for “phone drinks.” It’s a pre-planned time where he cracks a beer and I pour a glass of
A friend of ours went on a spur-of-the-moment trip to Maine and asked if we could check in on her little cats while she was gone. We said we’d be
In the fall our farmers market is busting at the seams with hot peppers. They range from medium hot, to “What the hell is wrong with you? Why would you
Jedd has been making himself a spinach salad every morning for breakfast along with his eggs. Which to me just makes good sense, because greens are refreshing – which is
A few years ago I had an unruly butternut squash that refused to be cubed. Maybe my knife was a little dull. Maybe I hadn’t had my Wheaties that morning.
I finally got smart (ish) today. With the CSA kicking into full swing, it’s easy to let things languish or get buried in the fridge. So, I poured myself a
This recipe couldn’t be simpler or more flavorful. I was literally sniffing the air while photographing it. Jedd said he drooled a bit when he walked in on me cutting
Normally when you cook with whiskey, you use good bourbon. However, because Jedd likes whiskey and ginger as his “adult beverage” – we don’t always spring for the good stuff.
Holy, macaroni. It’s been hot in Vermont for the last few days. The cats won’t get off the floor, and just looking at the stove makes me wince. This is
We just got off a 5-day road trip to visit family, and we ate so, so, so, much road food while traveling it made me antsy. But this time around
I love this salad. It’s simple, it’s elegant, it’s pretty, it’s buttery, and it’s peppery. What’s not to love?
So, what did you all think of the blizzard of 2017? As my grandfather used to say, “That was a humdinger!” I’m not nearly as enthusiastic about eclectic weather as
This isn’t as much a recipe as it is a love letter to August. In January, you can only dream of the abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables that we
This salad has heat. And by heat, I mean some lovely, lingering spice. Which means it would be perfect to bring to a picnic, or even to the batting cages