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Category Archives: Dinner
Velvety Vichyssoise
When it’s hot – really hot – the last thing I want to do is cook or eat something hot. I’d rather just plop myself into an icy cold tub and pray for cooler temperatures. But you know we all … Continue reading
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Tagged Julia Child, leeks, potato, soup, vichyssoise
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The Horrible Terrible No Good Very Bad Dinner
I pride myself on having a pretty good ability to cook a delicious meal and make it look pleasing. But there are times, albeit infrequent, when the meals are just downright horrid. It was the first time I was cooking … Continue reading
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Tagged betsy butterworth, food mistakes, friendship, horrible meals, lauren romeo
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Memorial Day Ribs
It’s grilling season. In fact some would argue because of this strange weather pattern we have experienced for months, that it’s now an era of year-round grilling in the Midwest. I have yet to grill. I had a failed attempt … Continue reading
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Tagged amanda hesser, betsy butterworth, friends and neighbors, memorial day foods, ribs
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Sandwiches are not be sold short
So….I am itching to write and I have cooked nothing this week except Chicken and Dumplings on Sunday night, which I wrote about in a previous post. I have had night meetings which included dinner and last night was yoga. … Continue reading
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Tagged mound bread, olive loaf, pesto, quick dinner, rye bread, sandwiches, Sinsinawa
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Turnips transformed…
Turnips! I adore them. I love their shape. I love their color. I love their taste. I think they are the most masculine of the root vegetables. Perhaps it’s their fecundity. Perhaps it’s their macho flavor and the thickness of … Continue reading
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Tagged root vegetable, rustic food, rutabagas, thanksgiving dish, turnips
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Winter squash, eggplant and soba noodles
It’s been a while since I have had the chance to cook. Last night I settled into the kitchen and took my time preparing dinner. It was a great meal with great company. These are the evenings when I feel … Continue reading
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Tagged eggplant, heidi swanson, soba noodles, sunday night dinners, tofu, vegetarian, winter squash
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Spectacular Shrimp Scampi
I love seafood. How many times have I typed that? But I do…Caroline wasn’t home for dinner tonight. She refuses to eat shrimp. So, I was a free agent in the kitchen. I had had a hankering for shrimp scampi. … Continue reading
Digging for Clams
One of my favorite foods when I was growing up were steamed clams. The ones we dug ourselves were always the best, even though they were always the sandiest too. We used to vacation on Martha’s Vineyard and one of … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Food & Friends, martha's vineyard, Travel
Tagged clams, family, martha's vineyard, memories, memories vacations, steamers, vacations
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The search for the perfect pizza
I really like pizza. Since I left New England I have been in search of the perfect pie — as they say in New York. Living in Connecticut, we lived close enough to zip into New Haven to get a … Continue reading
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Mash those potatoes, but do it nicely
I am the product of a WASP father and a mother who was the first one of her family not born in Ireland. In our house growing up, potatoes ruled. In fact, in my house today potatoes are the starch … Continue reading
