I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. More details here. My very first experience with anchovies was kind of a practical joke from my big brothers. They were ordering pizza at a local place for us when I was about six or seven, and one of them looked at […]
I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. More details here. Confession: I have cooked lamb a few times and then been totally unable to eat it. Sometimes lamb is just way too… Lamb-y. There are a couple of ways to tame the “gamey” flavor of lamb. One is to […]
I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. More details here. I’m excited to share another recipe with you from The Nourished Kitchen cookbook by Jenny McGruther! This is one of the recipes in her beautiful book that really leaped out at me and made me instantly hungry. I love just […]
I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. More details here. While we were in Tenerife, one of our greatest pleasures was cooking and eating fresh food that we bought locally, at the cottage on the hill we were able to rent. I especially loved all of the citrus and […]
I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. More details here. So, how are we all doing with winter? Hanging in there? Our winter has been pretty mild, but I am still getting that ache for brighter, longer days. I self-medicate with flavors that come from sunny climes, making foods […]
I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. More details here. These days, the sun is so low in the sky, and it’s been dark for two hours or more by the time we sit down to eat dinner. I don’t have a lot of time to spend in the […]
I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. More details here. One fine summer day, I asked my butcher for a whole chicken. “Do you want it spatchcocked?” he asked. Before I knew what spatchcocked meant, I said “Yes.” Then, I watched him deftly remove the backbone, and splay it […]
I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. More details here. I know many of you still have piles of snow outside your front doors. And I totally feel for you– many of you let me know that you can still only dream of forgaing for nettles like we did […]
I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. More details here. The first time I tried oxtail, it was right after we moved to England– I found a compelling recipe in the Nigel Slater Cookbook I had just bought my husband, and we found some at a local farm shop. […]
I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. More details here. Yes, it’s that time of year! After a few months of lighter meals, I am ready to put something on the stove and leave it all afternoon, filling the house with that cozy, nurturing smell of a hearty meal. […]
