I felt I had to share this with you today instead of the wine post I had planned because any meat-free dish – and given, this is no diet meat-free dish – that JR requests to have packed for his lunch and then says, “can’t I have more?” upon reviewing his portion, must be a… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Amy
Waste not the fresh ricotta: Savory Ricotta Fritters
Now, I know that frying is not an everyday cooking technique for most people, and having just burned 307 calories on the treadmill (which does not offset the 308-or-more, likely more, calories I ingested in chocolate chip cookies with my coffee this morning), I feel almost guilty discussing fried food. Almost. Did the admission about… Continue Reading
A ravioli primer: Artichoke Ravioli in a Lemon-Cream Sauce
“Is making homemade pasta easy?” my friend Ian asked during a rare midday phone call. “Sure it is,” I replied, “what are you making?” “I want to make ravioli for our Valentine’s dinner,” he said, meaning his and his wife, Kristin’s, dinner. We discussed his options; won ton wrappers (“won’t that be gross?”), purchasing pasta… Continue Reading
Paringa Individual Vineyard Sparkling Shiraz 2004
I must apologize to you and to the wine. This wine deserves a much more flattering photograph, but, alas, JR and I drank every last drop and so I ask that you will just imagine if you will, the large bowl of a fancy red-wine glass, filled about a quarter of the way with a… Continue Reading
Roasted Root Vegetable Pot Pie
It’s fancy enough for a special occasion (think Valentine’s Day, people), has a sweetness from the roasted vegetables that contrasts nicely with the crust, and should cost you in the neighborhood of thirteen dollars and fifty-cents to make. If you serve it to only two people, you will have six remaining servings, so for $3.45… Continue Reading