In February Josh and I traveled to Thailand. I have to admit; I was a little hesitant when Josh suggested the trip. It was something about the unknown of Southeast Asia that deterred me initially. However, I am so thankful that I didn’t let that prevent us from going. Not only is Thailand beautiful and…
A beloved cousin reached out on one of my Facebook pictures of what I was cooking this week asking for the recipe, so though this is a little bit of a repeat blog post in terms of the method, I’m going to do it anyway for her! This week I made a shrimp stir-fry. Now,…
Today I’m sharing a quick lunch that I had last week. The reason I’m sharing is not this particular recipe, but more the method behind it. It’s a great way to make a flavorful lunch or breakfast that gets in fat, protein, and vegetable components. It will fuel you for several hours of your day…
Everyone has experienced that moment talking to someone about an idea they executed and thought, “Why didn’t I think of that?” That moment came to me talking to Bev Armstrong, founder and brewer of Brazo Fuerte Artisanal Beer. What is this genius idea? It’s her beer! Well, it’s more than that. It’s the idea behind…
A few years ago, I had a conversation with a friend wherein slimy okra was the subject matter. Have you ever sautéed okra? Nine times out of ten it gets all Slimer circa Ghostbusters and while the taste isn’t affected, it’s a little tough to get down. This is one of the main reasons I…
A little over a year ago I bought the Nom Nom Paleo cookbook on recommendation from my friend Guido. Who subsequently made me a delicious lunch from the recipes in it. That meal had a really delicious kale recipe from Nom Nom that I could eat everyday. Bacon, kale, lemon….enough said. Here’s the one hang…
For the last two weeks fish is on the menu more than ever before and I decided to make sure I have at least two fish dinners every week. I’m doing it mostly because its guilt free and I need to get rid of my Thailand Food Bonanza gut, but also because we get terrific fresh local…
I’m as jet lagged as I’ve ever been and while I absolutely want to give you a rundown on my food bonanza of a vacation to Thailand, that, unfortunately, will have to be another week. Today I’m going to give you an amazing sweet potato recipe that I made a few weeks ago. I thought up…
When your plan is to make cauliflower rice and you fail…you get my recipe for this week. So here it is. I loathe cutting up cauliflower and broccoli. It’s always such a mess. To then turn cauliflower into “rice”, which requires a food processor, which ends up being a huge mess, is really a nightmare…
It is winter and my guess is you’re sick of pumpkin. Autumn is pumpkin pie, pumpkin beer, pumpkin latte, pumpkin bread, pumpkin ravioli….it’s the Bubba Gump Shrimp of New England. Truth is, I have a hard time even getting on board at all despite my true love for pumpkin everything. I’ve never been a conformist…what…
It ain’t easy being a food blogger. The fact is; you have to create the recipe, shop for it, cook it, eat it (obviously the easy part), photograph it and write about it. It’s exhausting! BUT I miss writing and creating so I’ve devised a plan for 2016 that I hope to not only get…
In 1999, Aaron Brochu, a former scup fisherman in New Bedford, acquired an agricultural grant to start an oyster farm in Dennis. After a visit to Cape Cod, Aaron decided he wanted to try his hand at this type of fishing. Boom. Big Rock Oyster was born…and thank goodness! Raise your hand if you love…
Not too long ago I drank the last bit of Patron Silver I had and rid my house forever of big house tequila. However, there’s always tequila in my house, so I bought a bottle of really delicious anejo tequila made by a company called Kah. The tequila is delicious and normally I wouldn’t cook…
Back in the day, there was a restaurant called Gargoyles in Davis Square. I frequented there because two of my good friends were friends with the chef and best buddies with pretty much the whole staff! So it was always amazing service. But the real reason to go there was the hoisin duck confit. It…
Anytime I get the chance to do the grocery shopping alone, I usually put a dent in the bank account. Josh and I are kind of opposites like that. He goes alone and we barely have enough food to get us through dinner. I go and we’re racking up points on the credit card! What…
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