Seasonal

Wild Salmon with Fresh Herb Salsa Verde

by Elizabeth August 14, 2014

  It seems like there is always a little of that feast or famine aspect of summer gardening in the Northeast; you spend what seems like months anxiously awaiting the glorious day you can pick your first homegrown ripe tomato and then before you know it there are dozens ripening at once and you are scrambling […]

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10 Summer Mocktails

by Elizabeth July 2, 2014

This is a new theme for me since I’m not partaking in adult beverages at the moment. I’ve compiled a small collection of some of my favorite summer mocktail recipes plus a couple on the list to try.  And by all means, go ahead and jazz these up with the real thing. Frozen Coconut Limeade […]

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My Perfect Winter Comfort Food

by Elizabeth January 22, 2014

Cook’s Illustrated makes me giddy. It combines two of the things I love: food and science. I haven’t talked a lot about my geeked-out science passion because, as odd as it sounds, I’m just putting it together myself. This isn’t the first time I’ve sung the praises of Cook’s Illustrated (CI). As I see it, […]

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3 Things to Try Before Writing Off Brussel Sprouts

by Elizabeth December 17, 2013

I know a lot of people have bad associations with brussel sprouts, often drawing upon memories of being forced to eat them as kids – I remember my first experience was with brussel sprouts that had been boiled, the result of which was watery brownish-green lumps that tasted like something that might live in a […]

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Holiday Ready Pear Thyme Martini

by Elizabeth November 26, 2013

I’ve been spending a lot of time at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture recently; I started volunteering for their school farm to table program and we’ve also really been enjoying their public classes. A couple of weekends ago we attended their Thanksgiving Cocktails demo/tasting and it gave us all sorts of mixology inspiration […]

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Halloween Inspiration

by Elizabeth October 23, 2013

While working on my next recipe post I compiled some of the things that are inspiring me and making me laugh this Halloween season. HALLOWEENIES! DIY CLEMENTINE CANDLE Click image above to see video PUMPKIN PUNCH BOWL VAMPIRE KISS MARTINI  HALLOWEEN STUFFED PEPPERS Five Uses for Pumpkin Seeds Halloween Party Playlist 18 DIY Ideas for […]

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Chilled Avocado Cucumber Soup

by Elizabeth July 10, 2013

Here’s a simple and refreshing summer soup that takes no time at all. It doesn’t require any cooking so not only are you getting in a good portion of easy-on-the-stomach raw produce but you also won’t have to worry about roasting up the kitchen. Love the color too <3 CHILLED AVOCADO CUCUMBER SOUP serves 2 […]

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One of my All Time Favorite Salads

by Elizabeth March 18, 2013

This roast carrot and avocado salad is the second of my two favorite recipes from ABC Kitchen. I wrote about the first last summer and this is a nice alternative for cold weather.  I adapted this from the NYTimes and Food52 recipes and made some changes to simplify and use what I had in stock. Note […]

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Wedding Mushrooms

by Elizabeth January 17, 2013

Here’s a quick week night side dish recipe of sauteed mushrooms in white wine and herbs that we make at least once a week.  It takes only minutes to prepare but you would never know it from the complex umami flavor and the heavenly aroma that fills the kitchen during cooking.  We started calling these “wedding mushrooms” […]

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Gluten-Free Thanksgiving

by Elizabeth November 15, 2012

“If the only prayer you ever said in your life was thank you, that would suffice.” -Meister Eckhart It’s been a bit busy over here with the move and the storm/aftermath so I didn’t get around to sending out the post I wrote last week…but I decided to save it for later because A. it’s […]

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