Sausages with grapes, so simple, and SO tasty. Salsicce all’uva is a traditional vineyard worker’s dish, and one of the few examples in Italian cookery where fruit is included in a savory dish. This meal brings...
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Vienna Waits For You
If the goal of travel and vacation is to get away from our everyday lives for a while, eat good food, see new things, and relax, then Vienna may be the unsung hero of...
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Quick Onion Jam with Apricot Preserves and French Mustard
Onion jam, or in England, onion marmalade, goes well with many types of meat, and is also delectable with cream cheese on crackers. This fast version draws on apricot preserves for both sweetness and...
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Squash and Corn with Roasted Poblano Peppers
This flavorful dish combines fresh squash and corn, with the smoky flavor of a roasted poblano pepper. The tomato adds a little kick of acidity. I used yellow squash this time, because I’d found...
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Sweet Potato Hash with Bacon and Smoked Paprika
Sweet potato hash ranks as a seriously delicious comfort food, and this one has a smoky-sweet quality that will have you making it again and again. The hash plays a great side-dish role for...
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Muffin Pan Frittatas: Great Make-Ahead Breakfast
Easy muffin-sized frittatas -- a delicious answer to the weekday breakfast conundrum....
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Fast Pickled Onions
Meet one of my new favorite condiments! Fresh pickled red onions -- a sweet, bright acidity that brings a real pop of flavor to so many things, from pulled pork, to chicken salad and...
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Apple and Walnut Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette
Heavy holiday meals are in the rearview mirror, and it’s time to lighten our menus! This salad takes advantage of the gorgeous apples available through the fall and winter, and makes a great accompaniment...
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Oven Roasted Pork Butt
This slow roasted pork butt is cooked at 250° for nine to ten hours, then finished in a blazing hot oven to make deliciously crisp fat. The result? Tender pulled pork that melts in...
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