My family has a long history of putting out copious amounts of food on any given holiday. Not one to break with tradition – at least not with food traditions, especially not as far as the tradition of plenty goes – each year, for Easter, we make a leg of lamb and a ham. Why… Continue Reading
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Artichoke-Lemon Dip
My sister-in-law makes a killer artichoke dip that plays prominently into the night-before-Thanksgiving festivities each year. With Easter fast approaching, and a break-neck schedule that has kept me from inviting my family and JR’s family to our house for the holiday (Hi Family, if you’re reading this, yes, Easter is on at our house. Wanna… Continue Reading
Sweet Potato-Bacon Cakes
After two consecutive weekends of mushy boiled dinner (all in the name of science, I swear. A comparison of slightly more expensive corned beef versus less-expensive vacuum sealed corned beef) – one of which was delicious and the other which was boring – please, do guess which was made with butcher-corned beef, and which was… Continue Reading
Broiled Oysters with Buttery Breadcrumbs
If only “oysters” began with a “b” – “boysters!” Who wouldn’t want Broiled Boysters with Buttery Breadcrumbs? “I want me some Quad-Bs”, we’d all say. Okay, maybe “boysters” is weird. I can accept that, but as much as I love these oysters, I also love alliteration. Perhaps to my dish-naming detriment. Oysters surely are not… Continue Reading
Turnip Gratin
Tis the season for root vegetables in colder climes (such as ours in New England), and, as such, we are making much use of them here at our house. Last week’s roasted root vegetable pot pie just got polished off (in JR’s lunch) yesterday, in it could be found carrots, parsnips (my, how I love… Continue Reading