Four Nights A Week
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Category: Entree
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It seemed to take a long time to get here, but it is finally tomato season here in the Northeast. After eating hothouse tomatoes – or the gassed and golf ball like ones that get shipped here in the winter months – eating a fresh, juicy tomato is one of life’s great pleasures. So we…
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This past spring, Adrien and I were privileged to travel to the land of my ancestors – Sicily. Sicily is such a marvelously complex mix of cultures, but one of the most striking things about it is the food. Sicilians take the abundance of the land and sea and create some of the most wonderful…
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This week our CSA share included a bunch of dandelion greens. Admonished to “try them”, we took the challenge, and in all honesty, enjoyed them! The creative behind this recipe, Martha Rose Shulman, is an American cookbook author and one of the New York Times Cooking Columnists that I seek out. Her recipes are creative…
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Over the weekend, our son and daughter-in-law brought us a giant zucchini from their garden. When I say it was giant, that just doesn’t do this justice. It weighed about 3 1/2 lbs and was about the length of my forearm. We cut this super-sized veggie in half and actually got two decent meals out…
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Have you noticed how hot the weather is? We sure have. Chilled soups are the antidote to the recent string of 95 degree-plus days we’re experiencing in New England. Last night’s entry in cooking was a Spanish Salmorejo – or chilled tomato soup. Originating in Cordoba, Spain, where I understand it can also get hot,…
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This past spring, we visited Sicily, one of the places of my ancestors. I’ve written about our adventure on my not-about-food blog at amybisson.com. Sicily is such a beautiful country with a rich, diverse history and a food culture that, in my opinion, is hard to beat. We were in Trapani (TRA-pan-ee) and so, when…
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It’s hot here in New England. Hot as in, 90-degree days and the old brick mill building in which I live has retained every degree. It’s an unfortunate reality that we cannot bottle this up for the winter months when it’s below zero. But I digress. This recipe from Hetty Lui McKinnon, a columnist and…
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When the weather starts to turn toward summer (finally!), we gravitate toward salads for our main course. Tonight, I assembled Lidey Heuk‘s Orzo Salad which, by-the-way, makes a ton so would be a good candidate for bringing to a summer gathering. The addition of fresh herbs – I used a combination of mint and parsley…
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I’ve never regretted, not for one second, cooking a recipe developed by Ali Slagle, a contributor to the New York Times Cooking section AND cookbook author (I Dream of Dinner). At the minimum, you should become a subscriber to her substack, 40 Ingredients Forever. It’s asparagus season and because asparagus looks so tempting right now,…
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When we were kids, my sisters and I were given a copy of Betty Crocker’s Cookbook for Boys and Girls. My memory which is possibly faulty is that our version had a spiral spine. Professional! Sometimes I wish I knew where that tome went, I’m sure it would be chockfull of classics from our growing…
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