Sautéed Sea Beets (Wild Spinach)
On a gray low-light winter day, the only thing that stood out on my regular walk were the deep green tufts of sea beets that cluster around a certain curve of the coast. The [...]
Life Gets In the Way
A glorious ending...Dessert at Le Coquillage/Château Richeux rounds out the extended holiday season. A funny thing happens when you’re a non-professional (and unprofessiona [...]
Persimmon Pudding
The recipes for persimmon pudding I’ve come across are all very enticing to food historians. They go on and on about its old-fashionedness, its popularity in Indiana (There’s [...]
Caramelized Fennel and Carrot Soup
Fennel is a vegetable I find hard to describe to those not familiar with it. The term ‘anise-flavored’ is often used, but I think that sounds like more of a turn-off to most [...]
Baked (or Roasted) Camembert
Baking camembert in the oven turns it into a tasty fondue for two. When it comes to cheese, I’m with Cole Porter…and camembert is the top. (Scroll to the end of the post for [...]
Sloe Gin Kir Royal
This one falls in the category of ‘Why didn’t I think of it before?’ I love the idea of sloe gin, a liqueur made by macerating sloes (small, sour, wild plums that grow on bla [...]
Butternut Squash Spoonbread
This is one of those recipes that defied all my hopes and expectations—mainly because I defied just about everything I read about how to make it online. While doodling around [...]
Fresh Pasta with Pumpkin Sauce and Crisped Sage
The first pasta dish I remember eating that didn’t involve tomato sauce or tons of cream and cheese was a New York restaurant entrée of fresh ravioli stuffed with pumpkin and [...]
Apple Tarte Normande
The French apple tart most people have heard of is la tarte Tatin, a caramelized upside-down creation that is the stuff of culinary legend. Less attention is paid to la tarte [...]