No knead sourdough bread is super easy on the arms and the Kitchen Aid. All it takes is time. After the dust of the holiday festivities had settled, I still had a refrigerator full of food needing immediate use. This bread began with a little bit of leftover oatmeal from the morning’s breakfast and became [...]
When I was testing waffle recipes for the column, Jon and I had an assembly line going. Me making batter, him cooking the waffles. Click over to the Portland Press Herald to find recipes for Potato Cilantro, Chili Chocolate, Mocha or Coconut Orange Chocolate Waffles. Peanut Butter Banana Waffles 1 ripe banana, mashed 1/2 cup [...]
This recipe came to me as one of those happy accidents. During the middle of a catering job for 50 people, I popped what was meant to be a lightly cooked cabbage and squash slaw with flecks of both strewn throughout, into the oven. A few guests arriving, a few mini-catering emergencies later and this [...]
Don’t get me wrong, I really like to entertain and have folks laughing and eating at my table. But, the day after, when there are leftovers, is perhaps the warmest and coziest part of Thanksgiving, when you can enjoy the good food without all of the buzz of entertaining. My favorite way to use Thanksgiving [...]
The Rockland Farmer’s Market opens today and through no fault of my own, coincides perfectly with this weeks column in the PPH about salads and greens. With all of the micro and baby greens available to us this time of year, the old stand by of tomato, cucumber and lettuce salads dressed with ranch should [...]
This is the time of year when I crave green vegetables by the bushel-full. Kale, broccoli, swiss chard, green beans, spinach – it all sounds good to me. So when Chlöe asked for Spinach Balls as I was headed to the grocery store this week, this is what came… Green, Green Pasta Spinach Balls They [...]
Haddock with Herbed Butter, Caramelized Onions and Tomatoes Herbed Butter: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup loosely packed basil 1/2 cup loosely packed parsley 1/2 shallot 1 small clove garlic 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper Caramelized Onions: 1 tablespoon butter 2 large onions, sliced 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black [...]
This menu is one that became a column somewhat recently, but the link will expire soon, so I post it here for you instead. It might make a nice entertaining menu for a smaller group of people – maybe for a Sunday night meal or if you are feeding guests from out of town. The [...]
A place where I was surrounded by cooking, creativity and learning. A submersion in the language and craft of all things culinary. I needed it. So much of my work happens with me at the helm, so to speak. Me deciding how, what, when, where, from whom and to whom. Most of the time I [...]
