Spiced Cocktail Nuts
Nuts. So addicting, so satisfying, so dangerous to be left alone with, yet perfect to serve at a party where many eyes will take note of the half dozen handfuls...
Winter Minestrone
Have you noticed that it’s absolutely freezing outside? To top off this classic New England bundling-up season more snow is in the forecast for tomorrow. Unfortunately it wont be enough...
Limoncello Uncapped
After a long and involved process the Limoncello was finally sampled on Saturday. Beforehand though I spent hours in the kitchen prepping dinner. Unfortunately several glasses of wine into the...
The Care and Feeding of Limoncello
I feel like I’ve suddenly acquired a lemon slice filled aquarium. Should I name the curly pieces of zest that float about in their sea of Absolut all day? Lucy?...
The Limoncello Trilogy – Part 1
Thanks to a post on Bostonist and urging from my fellow Google Reader addicts I decided to test my hand at making Limoncello. Today I completed the first step in...
Butternut Squash and Vanilla Risotto
Confession time: until I made this creamy risotto dish I’d never purchased or even used a vanilla bean before. I know — total baking blasphemy! Last month, after I read...
Beef and Butternut Squash Stew
Whole Foods meats are the ultimate in food porn. When I opened up my bag of stew beef I almost swooned. No wonder everything costs $200 a pound there. It’s...
Banana Muffins
One of the really fabulous things about working for a college in Boston is that I get Snow Days! Obviously I had to take complete advantage of this luxurious and...