This past January I made a big dietary switch and began eating mostly plant based meals. Although it wasn’t completely by choice, I have managed to stick with
Vegetables
Zucchini, Zucchini, Zucchini…How Do You Use it All?
Oh my goodness. I wish I had kept track of how many zucchini our one not so little zucchini plant actually produced this summer. It is still going.
Israeli Couscous Salad
We have been having a bit of a lazy summer. With the kids out of school and enrolled in half day camps we seem to spend the rest
Cabbage, Apple & Walnut Salad
Georgia O’Keeffe lived sparsely. She painted sparsely. And so it seems to make sense that she cooked sparsely as well. The recipes you will find within A Painter’s
Morel Mushrooms in Butter with Leek, Soupy & Asparagus
I had a friend once who foraged bags of morel mushrooms right from his backyard. We feel lucky when we come across them at our local farmers market.
Midnight Snack
My husband works a lot. We don’t see him in the summer and although we are two months into fall we haven’t really seen him as much as
Eggplant, Mozzarella & Rosemary Slices from Jane Green’s Good Taste Cookbook
As October comes to a close, I am going to be wrapping up my writing on the Good Taste Cookbook from author Jane Green. With a few more
Grilled Avocados
The other day when I was waiting at the bus stop for my kids to get dropped off from school I was lucky enough to catch part of
Hungarian Snowy Potatoes
Last week our local library had a used book sale. Fill a bag for ten dollars. Does it get any better? We got loads of treasures. One of
Mushroom, Asparagus & Blue Cheese Bundles
A few weeks ago I was reading a food magazine which was focusing on leftovers for the upcoming Thanksgiving meal. It got me thinking about how we use
Roasted Garlic
Life has seemed a bit chaotic lately. Maybe it is the time change. Maybe the cold air that has moved in. Maybe the fact that we are going
Buttercup Squash & Wheat Berry Salad
Can you really have fall without a few recipes that utilize the gorgeous little pumpkins and squashes that are decorating every market here in New England? We came
Toasted Baguette Slices with Preserved Lemon Pea Mash
I am a magazine-aholic. I love them. At our house we have a few food magazine subscriptions that still come in paper form. With everything in life being
Simple Summer Salsa
In our back garden we have four raised beds which primarily house herbs. This year we added some tomato plants and were quite excited when they actually began
Cucumber, Peas and Mint with Yogurt
Through used book stores and library discard sales we have been amassing a pretty decent cook book collection. One of our favorite finds has always been Anjum’s New
Hosta Hill Sauerkraut with Bratwurst
Here in the Berkshires we are blessed with being able to find a farmers market nearly every day of the week. On Saturdays we like to head to
Carrot & Fennel Salad with Champagne Orange Vinaigrette
We have been eating what we call “cold” suppers lately. Although parts of them might have to be cooked, we generally serve them cold as it has been
Peruvian Lima Beans with Citrus Sauce
We have been married for nearly five years but have been together for seven. When we first started dating we were on a road trip in New Brunswick,
Fried Sage Leaves
While flipping through the Williams-Sonoma Rustic Italian cookbook we spotted this recipe for Foglie Di Salvia Fritte or, if like us you don’t speak Italian, Fried Sage Leaves
Quick Pickled Ramps
In April we went foraging for wild ramps. We came home with a good selection and used them to make pasta and also ate them on toast. We
Warm Potato Salad with Fresh Garden Herbs
Summer at our house would not be the same without baseball or potato salad. We only make it in the summer and look forward to it every year.
Tamasin Day-Lewis’s Feta, Eggplant & Mint Salad
When it gets to be as hot as it was last night, dinner needs to be super simple. Inspired by Tamasin Day-Lewis’s book, Tamasin’s Weekend Food, we searched out
Lion’s Mane Mushroom “Lobster” Roll with White Truffle Mayonnaise
When you live in Massachusetts, summertime is equated with soft serve ice cream, baseball and fresh seafood. When you live in Massachusetts and develop a shellfish allergy in
Mezae Foods Hummus from Longmeadow, Massachusetts
We are always looking for quality local foods. We had been hearing about Mezae Foods hummus for a while now and just have not had a chance to
Hadley Asparagus Pizza with Crispy Red Kale
There is a lot of hype about this Hadley asparagus (which we had never really tried before) so when we were at the Farmers’ Market the other day
Tarragon Vinegar Roasted Potatoes
Some time ago we were given some tarragon vinegar. Tarragon can be such a great flavor to match with many dishes and a tarragon infused vinegar is great
Ramp & Cheddar Toasts
With such a short time to forage for wild ramps each year, we wanted to take full advantage of it and use up as many as we gathered.
Wheat Berry Salad with Kale & Roasted Squash
In the last year we have become parents to two beautiful children. Being that they were a little bit older when they came to us, we weren’t really
Olivada
I have a sad but true addiction to those sorry little grocery store black olives that come in a can. I don’t know when it began and
Sage Pork with Rutabaga Risotto & Spinach Puree
This week we suddenly noticed that our sage plant had sprung to life and so, with the first frost upon us, we thought that we should use it
Pressure Cooker Beets with Salmon & Trumpet Mushrooms
The fall colors (autumn colours in UK spelling!) are wonderful in New England at this time of year. Beets are a great fall vegetable with their red
Sous Vide Rabbit, Confit Rabbit with a Rabbit Sauce, Corn, Potato and Celeriac.
I have always loved rabbit, in fact years ago myself and a friend would grab our shotguns and head up to Catterick Army training area in North
Pickled Mushrooms
We are great fans of mushrooms. All too often when you have that mushroom craving and you open the fridge the mushrooms have gone past their best or
Boxwood Basil
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
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
Hake with Golden Beets, Pancetta & Potatoes
We found these golden beets at Whole Foods. They looked so great that we had to get them. Once home we just had the dilemma of what to
Cuisinart Pressure Cooker Spring Lamb Shanks with Mash and Spring Veg
At last spring is here, with a snow storm last week we thought that winter would never end. So the sun has broken through and the trees are
Purple Potato & Hake Spring Cakes
Finely our first day that really feels like spring. The snow has left us and the crocus flowers have added color once again to our otherwise bleak
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
Jarlsberg, Arugula & Mushroom Omelet
We’ve used these flavors before in our Jarlsberg grilled cheese with shitake and arugula and they worked so well we reuse them quite often. This time we
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
Jarlsberg, Shiitake and Arugula on Toast
Sometimes there is nothing better than a grilled cheese sandwich. We love them plain but sometimes it is fun to dress them up a bit. We decided
Sushi Rolls at Home
We love sushi but don’t often get out for it due to busy schedules. More often than not we pick it up for take out after a
Carrot Soup with North African Spices Garnished with Bacon
On really blustery winter days we love to make big batches of soup to put in the freezer for future lunches. One of our favorites is from
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
Asparagus with a Hollandaise Egg Cup
A while back when cooking in a kitchen run by a British Chef with a French Chef de Cuisine, I was introduced to this fabulous tool which
Savoy Cabbage Charlottes
Cabbage. As a child we only ate cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day, which, was actually a little confusing because I grew up thinking we must be of Irish
Chestnut Puree with Turnip & New York Strip Loin
Whilst it is not the prettiest of dishes, this chestnut puree was quite scrumptious when combined with sautéed leeks and served aside a lovely piece of
Tarragon Mayonnaise with Pressed Leeks & Tomatoes
This past week we were treated to a lovely jar of tarragon vinegar from the garden of a colleague and his wife. We couldn’t wait to try
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
Stuffed Patty Pan Squash
How could we have left these behind at the market? They were just too cute and colorful to resist. Patty pan squash, or flying saucer squash as it
Open Faced Tomato & Tarragon Sandwich
It is finally tomato season here in New England and one of us couldn’t be happier…the other…well the other can’t really look at a raw tomato due
Herbal Ice Cubes
With summer’s end not far off we have been cutting back our herbs left and right in hopes of saving them for the dreary winter months when we’d
The Real Housewives of…
Thumbing through my great grandmother’s handwritten recipe book I came across this clipping titled “Housewives Ask Short Cuts in Preparing Summer Dishes“…because of course, what housewife would want
Chioggia Beet Salad
As we’ve mentioned…we’ve been a bit obsessed with beets lately. These fantastic Chioggia beets were a find at the market and were a great addition to a simple
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
Pears with Stilton…the Perfect Summer Lunch!
In this house we are getting ready for the Olympics…which as you know is in England this year! We plan to watch the events and eat British
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
New England Lobster with Citrus & Avocado Puree
You can’t very well live in New England and not eat at least one New England lobster during the prime months of summer. We decided to take
Pickled Swiss Chard Stalks & Mustard Greens
Late in the day on Sunday sometimes all you can be bothered with for dinner is something simple. As I mentioned yesterday we also like to use