I’ve been in an Italian mood lately. One of the things that’s been encouraging this is a cookbook I hadn’t pulled down in a while: Flavors of Tuscany, by Nancy Harmon Jenkins. There is a real difference in Italian cooking and Italian-American cooking. There is an ease to these Italian recipes: many can be served… Read More Tomato Bread Soup
Didn’t they always serve roast lamb on Sundays back in the Mad Men era? This Greek-inspired lamb shoulder with an olive sauce is worth all the trouble and forward planning you might have to do. Hades and I had a hankering for some lamb after the Greek Festival last weekend. Maybe with some olives. And… Read More Greek, Only Not | Roasted Lamb Shoulder with Olives
I told you I was out of pepper. I rectified that sad situation by visiting the newest addition to North Market this morning. Ben Walters is the foodie that has filled the spice void at the Market. And filled it he has. “We’ve already rotated through just about all our original stock, and we’ve only… Read More North Market Spices
Persephone's Kitchen 