After spending an exorbitant amount of money on lovely little bundles of herbs at the market, we caved in and built our own raised beds a few years back — having since filled them with a gorgeous selection of herbs of our own, we use them nearly daily in the growing season. The other […]
Pasta & Grains
Wild Ramps from the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts – served with Pancetta and Orzo Pasta
Wild ramps are a great taste of spring and so you have to get them during their all too brief season. The foraging is a case of walking through woodland trails of Western Massachusetts until you smell the garlicky spring onion aroma… then look around and voila, there are the ramps. They do […]
Pancetta & Pea Risotto
Pancetta Risotto. Super easy. Super cheap. Super comforting. We can’t get enough risotto in our house and love to mix it up with different flavors and toppings. This particular combination provides a crispy, creamy and decadent mix all in one. We began with some pancetta which we sliced and then diced. […]
Pulled Pork Ravioli with Collard Green & Peanut Pesto
One of our favorite things about our visits to the Southern United States has been the food. Last night we were craving something with a Southern twist so we decided to make pulled pork ravioli with a collard green and peanut pesto. A while back we made some delicious pulled pork and froze a […]
Foie Gras with Lentils and Sauted Mushrooms
So they may have banned it in California but over on the East coast we can still get the wonderfully rich Foie Gras. The only draw back was that we did not think ahead and get a good Sauterne to accompany it. I love the idea of taking something decedent, like Foie, and serving it […]
Blue Cheese Sausage with Creamy Blue Cheese Elbow Macaroni
For the English it is very difficult to find a good British sausage in America…so at our house we make our own. A quick trip to Ye Olde Butcher Shoppe in nearby West Springfield, Massachusetts provided us with pork and casings. Pork shoulder or Butt as it is known here has about the […]
Frozen Pea Risotto with Oven Roasted Sea Bass
It has been a busy month. With the luxury of a work free summer behind (one of us) it has taken us a while to adjust to real life again. We were very glad to find a lovely piece of sea bass left over from summer in the freezer this past week. If only […]
Thyme Pasta with Garden Tomato Sauce
As the summer comes to an end our garden is still full of wonderful herbs and when friends gave us some garden tomatoes we decided to make a delicious and simple dish. Thyme Pasta with Garden Tomato Sauce. First make some plain pasta. Take 6 eggs, 600g flour and a pinch of […]