Thanksgiving is for comfort food. I love comfort food and to me, nothing says comfort food like Thanksgiving dinner – the turkey, the potatoes, the stuffing…yum.
But working in the restaurant industry means that most holidays are spent either at work or preparing food for takeout to be picked up.
Turkey 5 ways—No pressure! Read More »
Fall is here and I couldn’t be happier
It’s my favorite time of year.
There is something magical about warm apple cider, a hayride through a farm in the back woods of Dartmouth, and of course leaf peeping in New Hampshire and Vermont.
Fall in love with cooking! Read More »
Here’s to cooking outdoors! There’s nothing like a summer barbeque to have fun AND lighten up your kitchen workload.
No pans, no fuss, no muss. Cook your entire meal on the grill with not a single dirty pan – that’s a win when you hate doing dishes, like me.
Summertime and the Grilling is Easy! Read More »
Go ahead. Play with your food! I may be the only chef that will tell you it’s okay to play with your food! In fact, I highly recommend it. So many of us get caught up in exacting recipes and what we’re ‘supposed to do’ that it limits us.
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Look Ma, I’m famous! In 2010 I was approached by a colleague to write a recipe for a cookbook that Didi Emmons was working on. Didi is a prolific cookbook author, caterer, and personal chef.
15 Minutes of Fame, Sunchokes and Soup! Read More »
Turkey in the freezer. I grew up in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, a small town with not a lot to do. We had a giant garden in the front yard plus chickens, ducks, and geese. I’m pretty sure the geese met their demise after frequently escaping their pen and wreaking havoc, nipping us kids and bothering my mother as she hung laundry on the line.
At home in the kitchen. My first job was at a local pizza place, and from the moment I stepped into that kitchen I felt I had found my place in life. I fell in love with the camaraderie, the foul language, working with my hands, and the grit of the kitchen.
My heart – and my home – is in the kitchen Read More »
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