warm, spiced walnuts

           whenever i catch a visual of catherine zeta jones i always say, "there's my friend catherine".  once, she and i sha...

slow cooked beef brisket

          my husband's family are what i call country eaters. my mother-in-law makes flaky biscuits with creamy gravy, plump chicken and...

white fish with zucchini scales

          sometimes i race out of the office to get to our neighborhood fresh fish store before it closes. i'm always relieved when i ma...

cumin spiced cauliflower and potatoes

       what to do with a big white dense flower that tastes like a cross between a cabbage and a turnip? . . . and lowly potatoes in want o...

pasta BLT

           one of the most rewarding creative jobs in the kitchen is developing a signature dish. sometimes, it's a recipe i invent, oth...

ricotta cheese

the pasta BLT dish i created calls for ricotta cheese, and i decided to make it from scratch after i saw this recipe for it in a guest post ...

dates stuffed with fontina cheese and walnuts

           dates are pure ambrosia. to eat them is so pleasurable it seems like it might be a  deliberate violation of some moral principl...

slow roasted tomatoes

if you are beginning to miss summer like i am missing summer, then try slow roasting some tomatoes to give your mood and your dishes a boost...

mini corn muffins with sun dried tomato pesto

           y ou really can't come into our home and expect to leave without eating. it makes me happy to feed you, so please indulge me ...

chicken tikka

the best indian food jim and i have ever had was at a restaurant in london, zaika  http://www.zaika-restaurant.co.uk/ . it was only by chanc...

chicken pizza with caramelized onions, apples and gorgonzola cheese

a ripe wedge of gorgonzola cheese and a few crisp apples were the inspiration for this pizza recipe. everyone who cooks has an angle on maki...

bell peppers stuffed with lentils, quinoa, and zucchini

     every year in february i start pepper plants in our sun-room. i sweet-talk the little sprouts with whispers of mist from a spray bottle...

red clam sauce

fresh peppery-parsley, crisp green pepper, and pungent garlic are mellowed for several hours with olive oil, clams, and passata to bring for...