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Can you feel that? The sense of anticipation in the air? The overwhelming feeling of expectancy with a slightly foreboding edge? This can only mean one thing. Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays, much like New Year’s, where you feel as if you should be doing something over-the-top. Your celebration must be of epic proportions, mapping …
I’ve been trying to come up with the perfect Buffalo Chicken wing. To me, it is the quintessential game-day indulgence. Like football, it comes with a passionate army of fans, fans with unwavering allegiances to their teams, their perfect buffalo chicken wing. Fried or baked? Mild, medium or five-alarm-fire? Bleu cheese or ranch? I faced the same conundrum with my …
It’s really just a coincidence. Perfect timing you could say. I was inspired to make this quinoa salad with citrus after an incredible New Year’s Eve dinner at The Village Idiot in Lexington. A mixed grain feast for both the eyes and the palate, wheat berry, quinoa and farro were tossed together and topped with bright grapefruit and blood orange, the burst …
I’m trying to mix it up a bit. It’s a new year and, while I will remain forever loyal to my pantry standards, I have resolved to amp up my foodie-exploits and to think outside of the proverbial box. Not that lentils are going that far out on a limb, but they are a hearty and welcome change of pace …
Clam chowder for Christmas. It’s as sure as Santa Clause. The stockings are excavated, the presents beneath the tree have exploded into a flurry of paper, tissue and cardboard and the morning helpings of prosecco and egg nog have run dry. It is now time for clam chowder, our family’s tradition. Being from New England, my Mom makes a smooth, soothing, …
For me, it is an outlet. A time of reflection and focus. An opportunity to shed the rigors of the day and to spend time making a healthful, real meal for my family and friends. I love food and adore cooking – especially when I am working with locally sourced, sustainable ingredients. I was intrigued when I first heard the …
From top left: John, Lindsay, Lindsey, Z, MC, Christopher, Katie & Fox It has been seven years since the very first Thanksmas took place in our house on Deerwood. Born of a desire to have a holiday celebration with our friends-that-may-as-well-be-family, we draped mismatched cloths over a line of card tables, gathered every spare chair in the house and gave …
The people at the Fresh Market off Brownsboro Road must think I’m odd. I recently found myself walking slowly through their just-large-enough grocery, entirely caught up in my own thoughts. I had the rest of the week’s shopping complete, my meticulous list of recipes to test and ingredients to sample marked off, line by line, each item now tucked away …
My first Thanksgiving with Z’s family was filled with the typical and beloved trappings of the holiday. Food, wine and family convened and I was introduced to their traditional way of giving thanks and remembering the year gone by. I was given a clean, crisp white napkin and a bag of pens. ‘Draw something to represent your year’ said Honey, …
Another week-night go-to, this time of the classic variety: chicken piccata. A dish I have seen made so many times on various cooking shows that I managed to absorb it, a culmination of the recipes mapping themselves out in my mind. I didn’t follow one specific outline for my adaptation, rather I went off of memory and instinct, my favorite …
