With so many great grains to pick from these days it is hard to make up our minds sometime about what we want to eat. We had not had much exposure to farro until the last couple of years when we began to see it at various restaurants. It is one of the […]
Pasta & Grains
White Miso Risotto
One of us is a huge fan of eating risotto and the other…well the other is great at making it. We knew we were having fish for dinner and wanted an alternative to our usual rice or potato choice so we opted for risotto. To us risotto is usually something for fall or […]
La Piana Squash Ravioli with Coconut Milk Sauce, Leeks & Golden Beets
When my husband came home from work he said “oh wow, this is really good…did you make the pasta?” We often do…but this time I happened across a huge selection of my favorite filled dried pastas from La Piana. I have not seen this brand since spending some time in Chicago quite a few […]
Pan Roasted Summer Trout with Red Quinoa
Trout is not only a deliciously mild fish, but it is also sustainable. When cooking trout we always find it best to keep it simple. The flesh is so subtly sweet in flavor -too much flavoring can overpower the naturally wonderful taste of the fish. We just wanted a quick, simple, delicious weekend dinner. […]
Roasted Cippolini Onions with Linguini
We have early dinner plans tonight at the iconic Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. That said we opted for an easy early lunch. Do you think it is possible to have fallen in love with an onion?! After tasting one of these lovely, sweet little Cippolini onions hot out of an oven […]
Spaghetti Squash & Goats Cheese Arancini with Pumpkin Seeds
A number of years ago I met a crazy Irish-Italian American guy from San Francisco who ultimately became my roommate. He loved food. He still loves food. One night we went out to dinner and he introduced me to Arancini. I’m not sure if I loved the creamy rice of the inside or the […]
Sea Bass with Israeli Couscous, Roasted Golden Beets & Wilted Arugula
We were spoiled the other day when we walked into our new favorite market called Guido’s in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and found this lovely sea bass at the fish counter. At $22 a pound it was not cheap…but as we tasted our first bite we both agreed that it was worth every penny. […]
Bulgar Wheat And Vegetable “Risotto” With Pan Fried Halibut
In the back of our cupboard we had a container of bulgar wheat. At first sight we did not think that it looked particularly tasty, but we wanted something that was a little bit healthy and thought we would like something other than rice. On it’s own, the bulgar is probably like […]