We are in the midst of a total kitchen renovation which we are doing ourselves. I think our process would not be so bad if we were moving a little quicker. But that is next to impossible when one of you is only home one or two days a week and the other is always […]
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Tana Ramsay’s Chicken Cacciatore
I have been a little obsessed with Tana Ramsay’s cookbook, Tana’s Kitchen Secrets. Really, what I should be, is grateful that I even have the time to be obsessed with anything other than the million projects going on in our lives at the moment…but a few minutes at night to flip through the comfort food […]
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 it and decided to make a tarragon mayonnaise to serve with a pressed leek & tomato salad. We began with the leeks […]
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 to a childhood memory of eating a bad one. So we eat a lot of roasted, grilled or cooked tomatoes. A couple of weeks ago we […]
Confit Heirloom Tomatoes
Last Saturday we drove up to Northampton for a lovely farmer’s market. We gave ourselves a twenty dollar budget and set off to find some treasures. Our first stop was at a beautiful display of tomatoes. Next we picked out some local garlic. We […]
Fried Yellow Tomatoes Inspired by a Trip to Poogan’s Porch in Charleston
We took a trip to Charleston, South Carolina to eat dinner at McCrady’s. This trip was inspired from one of Giada De Laurentiss’ Weekend Getaway shows. She had visited McCrady’s and raved about it. We had never been to South Carolina and we love to try new restaurants so it was added to our […]