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You'll find recipes and tips for your next celebration right here on this site!
This time of year is one of my busiest for e-mail questions about Holiday entertaining so I just wanted to remind you that this website is full of tips and tricks for making your celebrations a big success. Start with my Holiday Recipe Collection where you will find many of…
Find me in the Toledo Blade, "Still fighting for equality in the kitchen."
Recently when I appeared at an event in Toledo, Ohio, Daniel Neman, Toledo Blade Food Editor interviewed me about my experiences as an Assistant to Julia Child, a restaurant chef, and a cooking show host. Here is a link to the article that appeared on Tuesday, November 13th.
Mini-pumpkin Soup with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds, Shaved Parmesan, and Fried Sage
For the longest time I thought those cute little pumpkins–no more than 3 or 4 inches in diameter–were nothing more than happy little fall decorations. There they’d sit on the side of the road at farmers’ markets and at well-stocked grocery stores, bright orange banks of mini-pumpkins bearing such ridiculous…
Escarole Soup with Meatballs
I was working at the Harvest Restaurant in Harvard Square in the late seventies when Peter Vezan, one of the managers, steered me to a little trattoria in Boston’s North End. It wasn’t much more than a hole in the wall, but it boasted some of the best down-home Italian…
Crispy Broccoli with Capellini in Broth
Once you have your pasta water at a boil and your broccoli cut into florets, this dish—a perfect weekday quick comfort meal—takes no time at all to prepare. The star here is the crispy broccoli. You create that crispness by allowing your pan and oil to get a lot hotter than…
Meet me in Cleveland, November 9th and 10th!
I hope you will join me at the Fabulous Food Show in Cleveland on November 9th and 10th. I will be doing three demonstrations and a variety of other events. Call 877-772-5425 or go to FFS for more information and to reserve your tickets. My schedule is: November 9th Main Kitchen Theatre…
Peppercorns: All about peppercorns
When I am freshly grinding pepper during a demo I often get questions about the different types of peppercorns and their origins. Real peppercorns are the berries that grow in grapelike clusters on the Piper nigrum plant, a climbing vine native to India and Indonesia. They are processed differently to…
Fried Green Tomato Sandwich with Goat Cheese
Makes 4 servings Hands-on time: about 30 minutes Total preparation time: 30 minutes 3 large green tomatoes (10 to 12 ounces each) Kosher salt Quick Herb Sauce (recipe follows) 1/2 large sweet onion 8 ounces soft goat cheese Freshly milled black pepper 1/3 cup yellow cornmeal 2 tablespoons extra virgin…
Tom's Apple Macaroon
Tom Mackie, a family friend, sent me this recipe during the summer and I saved it to share just as local apple season is reaching it’s peak. Here is the note he sent with it: “I’m sure you have a recipe for something like this already, but for your amusement…
Kielbasa and Celery Root Salad
When I came up with the idea for this salad I was focusing on the celery root part of it. Celery root, also known as celery knob or celeriac, is the thickened aromatic root of a variety of celery plant with a dense crunchy texture. In France, it is often…