Today we visited a well documented bread shop called Hungry Ghost Bread in Northampton, Massachusetts. We had heard so much about this bread and so nearly seven years after its opening we finally got around to visiting. According to the shop’s web site “hungry ghosts are spirits of insatiable desire that can never be satisfied.” […]
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Hotel Chocolat…all the way from England
I had no idea that my mother-in-law was a chocolate connoisseur. When my husband returned home from his latest trip to England he handed me a very large box of chocolates sent from his mother. Well actually, he handed me the chocolates and then a couple of hours later said “hmmmm…maybe we should try […]
Cypress Grove Truffle Tremor Chèvre
The other night we decided to try this pungent Truffle Tremor Chèvre from Cypress Grove. As soon as we unwrapped it we could smell the truffle, which we were expecting, but what we were not expecting was that the cheese smelled much more like a triple cream brie than a chèvre. We ate […]
Organic Arugula Salad with Baby Turnips, Fig Goats Cheese and Chicken
Today was beautiful. The sun was shining, the air was warm and for October 12 it felt more like late August. When I got home from work I got our little Lucy and headed off for the farmer’s market at our local park. We found all sorts of treasures including some baby turnips, organic […]
Apple Cake for a New England Fall Day
When I was a little girl and we would go visit my grandmother, there would always be something cooking when we arrived. One of her recipes that was passed down to my mother and then to me was this super dense and hearty apple cake. It will always be one of my favorites, not only […]
Quince Jelly from a Yorkshire Garden
In the Garden in Yorkshire there are some Asian Quince growing along the garden railings. They were planted for their decorative flowers and we did not think that the fruit could be consumed. Then I stumbled on an article in the BBC Gardening Magazine that said the fruit is edible. So we decided to […]
Native Corn & Bacon Hash
My younger brother is a great cook. A few weeks ago he made this delicious native corn and bacon hash for my birthday party. It is a super simple recipe and it is full of flavor! Begin with the freshest corn you can get. We like to use local products so ours is from […]
Yorkshire Scallops from Ramus Seafood Emporium
On a wet fall evening in North Yorkshire we had a family gathering. I am over from the US, my sister had come over from Hungary and with my younger sister here in Yorkshire we decided to get together for a dinner party. My mother suggested that I try Ramus fish mongers in Harrogate, they had […]