I don’t know about you, but here in Rhode Island we have had crazy winter weather. Ice, snow, wind, cold air and now a balmy day with snow melt and rain. On gray days like this one of our favorite family dinners is comfort food at its finest- short rib grilled cheese. It can be […]
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Milk Stout Nitro Beer Whole Grain Mustard
A few years back we discovered Tin Mustard and to be honest, have judged every other mustard against it since. It is just so good and when you can find it, it’s really not worth using anything else. But since we ran out we have also started making our own mustards at home. A simple […]
Haddock Cod Chowder
Growing up in Massachusetts every summer vacation I had was generally spent on Cape Cod or in Rockport. Summer vacations were not complete without eating clam chowder every time we went to a restaurant. Not the kind you get in a big can, but creamy chowders filled with chunky potatoes and loads of fresh clams. […]
Coffee Milk Stout Cookies
A couple months ago we attended a Brewmaster’s Social at the Weekapaug Inn. The foods were all paired with beers from Narragansett Brewery, a local favorite. For dessert there was a decadent chocolate stout cake which was oozing with the flavor of the Autocrat Coffee Milk Stout. Here in Rhode Island, where we live, coffee […]
Salmon Pastrami
Quite a few years ago I attended a wonderful lecture at The Springfield Museums given by Claire Hopley, author of The World of Blantyre & The Cookery of Christopher Brooks. At the time Downton Abbey was in its height of popularity and the “cottages” of the Berkshires were the closest thing many of us had […]
What Can You do with Green Tomatoes?
We have been patiently waiting for real fall weather to kick in here. We get it for a day or two but then we are back to warm air and sunny skies. I know, I know…we shouldn’t complain but it is early November and our son went to school in shorts today. Shorts! We are […]
Pan Fried Mackerel with Zucchini Balls
Well, we have officially reached the end of zucchini season at our house. Phewwwww. We love zucchini, we do, but our one massive, crazy, $1.59 plant produced about 400 zucchini- or at least it felt that way. In reality it was well over 30. From one plant! It was really amazing- even if we were […]
Top Three Pumpkin Favorite Throwbacks
Fall is by far our favorite season. The cool air, falling leaves and comfort foods make it pretty hard for any other season to compete. Perhaps it is our location here in New England where fall is just part of our DNA. Perhaps it is the coziness of sweater weather. Regardless, it is our happiest […]