Nourishing Joy in the Home Kitchen
It’s a magical time of year for the culinarily-minded in New England. The bridge between the hottest days of summer being edged out by the cooler nights of early fall means that just about every kind of produce is available in abundance. A visit to …
Happy Fourth of July! Is there anything better way to spend the holiday than sitting outside on a breezy summer evening, the smell of steak wafting off the grill, beer in hand? Unfortunately, Hubtastic and I do not have a grill, much less outdoor space …
This dinner was a lesson in flavor-pairing on the fly. I found a recipe for Brown Butter Skate Wing from Chef Johnathan Waxman’s cookbook Italian, My Way and had been curious to try it out. I had to wait until I found skate wing at our local …
It seems like we’re always “too busy” to eat homemade food regularly, which means most people resort to buying their lunches 5 times a week and many Americans eat out or get take out several times a week for dinner as well. In response to …
Ah, roasted chicken- the pinnacle of home cooking. There’s nothing quite like biting in to the potato-chip-like crackle of perfectly golden brown skin only to discover savory, drippy, tender meat underneath. And yet, few home cooks venture to attempt creating this joy in their own …
Hubtastic has decided that he’d like to become The Baker of the family, while I remain The Cook. I love that idea, because he’s a scientific-perfectionist and I’m much more about whimsical improvisation, which I hope is evident from the entire premise of this website. …
