Pie. Tart. Deliciousness in a dish. The recipe for this Any Season Fruit (or Vegetable) Tart (page 19) is from Gilt Taste. It’s a surprising base that can skew sweet or savory. But on first blush, you could only assume it would be sweet as the base is butter and sugar creamed together. It has… Read More Pie Season | Parsnip and Butternut Tart
There is a vast expanse of Europe between the Black and Baltic Seas commonly known as “Eastern Europe.” Millions of Americans can trace their ancestry from this region, but many of them don’t know exactly where. They came through both the front and back doors of the East Coast in search of something more. They… Read More Sharing History | Pierogi
Sometimes dinner is completely off the grid. Tonight’s rabbit was an example of that. Not purchased at a store or farmer’s market, simply gifted to me from generous friends who have local farmer friends. The dinners, over two nights, could not have embodied the essence of local more than that. For the squeamish, let… Read More Local Foods Week | Rabbit
Local pumpkins are now prolific at farmer’s markets and my Whole Foods. They are tasty, vitamin-packed treasures that are as versatile as you care to make them. Add in some of the last of my backyard chilies and yellow cherry tomatoes, and you’ve got a dish that’s downright good for you. Tonight I yearned for… Read More Local Foods Week | Curried Pumpkin
My friends and I have been kind of fawning over Sean Brock, chef and owner of Husk and McCrady’s in Charleston, South Carolina. Add to that that he was a James Beard Award winner in 2010. And Bon Appetit named Husk best new restaurant this year. Sean lives and breathes local. And he’s just so… Read More Lowcountry Crush | Shrimp and Okra Pilau
So when you’re gone most of the day, you need something that you can stick in the oven on a really low heat, or perhaps in the crock pot, if that’s your weapon of choice. A tri-tip roast is your answer. It’s an inexpensive cut that I’ve found works beautifully with Cuban flavors. It can stand to… Read More Dinner at The Buena Vista Social Club | Braised Tri-tip
You may have noticed that I like to enjoy a nice wine with dinner all the time now and then. So of course I wanted to give extra thought to the wine pairing for my favorite food holiday: Thanksgiving. I visited with my friends Josh Shapiro and Miss McCoy at Vino 100 Short North to figure out… Read More Thanksgiving Wines | Persephones’s Drinks Cabinet
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