Well, we are four days in to our first full week of elementary school here and let’s just say…it’s been a doozie. New school, taking a bus for the first time…it all adds up when you are in first and second grade and so sometimes it is just nice to come home and find that […]
Orange
Scrod Sandwiches with Oranges and Caramelized Red Onions
Summer in New England wouldn’t be the same without the abundant and wonderful selection of seafood we have here. Growing up in Massachusetts meant summer vacations to Cape Cod where we would enjoy clam rolls, clam chowder, lobsters and all sorts of fresh fish. Summertime wouldn’t be the same without it. At […]
Dried Orange Slices Dipped in Dark Chocolate with Crushed Pecans
We might have mentioned before that we love our local Home Goods store. It happens to be next to the market so it is often tempting to just run in for a second…which turns into an hour easily. Last weekend I found a bag of Bella Viva Orchards Pure & Natural Orange Slices. What […]
OLIVE OIL POACHED COD WITH ORANGE, CHORIZO, CHICKPEAS AND PEAS
This is our take on a Thomas Keller recipe that we came across in Food & Wine magazine. We changed the recipe as the original calls for mussels. As one of us suffers from a rather unfair shellfish allergy, we decided to omit the mussels. I say unfair as this debilitating reaction to the delights […]
Cranberry Orange Pomegranate Sauce for Cheesecake
When we think of winter fruits we think of cranberries and pomegranates. We like to use them in salads and sauces throughout the winter months. When we were asked to bring a dessert to Christmas dinner we knew we would be including them in our plan. We began by washing […]