Please do read all about P. Allen Smith’s fabulous book here, however, the giveaway is closed. Congratulations to City Girl, the winner of a signed copy of P. Allen Smith’s Seasonal Recipes from the Garden, and a $50 gift certificate to Monticello. The very first meal that I made for JR was for his birthday.… Continue Reading
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Centered on Eggs
In celebration of our chickens successfully overcoming their egg-laying drought, I will be focused on eggs and egg recipes for at least a day or two. Or until I can actually feel my cholesterol rising, whichever comes first. Now that the threat of death, or perhaps just the threat of hypnosis, has borne of its… Continue Reading
Ribollita: Zuppa di Cucina Povera
If you’ve read any of the previous posts in which I’ve described having Ribollita for dinner, you are already aware that it comes from the tradition of cucina povera, or the poor kitchen – also known as peasant cooking – which was the necessary means of cooking throughout Italy for generations. Many of the dishes… Continue Reading
Confessions of a Dough Eater
It’s true. I can’t deny it any longer. I am a compulsive dough eater. And I thought the apple-cinnamon combination was my weakness. Well, it is. But, then, so too is dough. In pretty much any form. As a child, I would sneak little bits of store-bought frozen dough from the back of the loaf… Continue Reading
Turkey-in-a-hole-in-the-ground
Last year was supposed to be the year of “Ten-and-out” for the turkey-in-a-hole-in-the-ground Thanksgiving at my brother-in-law’s house in Vermont. This year, his house is on the market, so we decided that we’d go “Eleven-and-out”, even though there is a very real possibility that we could see “Twelve-and-out” next year with real estate in its… Continue Reading