Food in the time of isolation

Fresh Direct came through again with their delivery, cockles!  What to do with them.  I had frozen shrimp in the freezer and the clams, why ...

I was reading on Serious Eats about pasta with bottarga .  I had a jar of bottarga in the pantry that I was aching to try.  The article said...

 I have been obsessed with no tomato pork ragus lately.  I have been wanting to try Maiallino 's version for a long time, so what the he...

For my birthday, Bill promised me that he would make me a meal.  Today was the day! I supervised, but he chopped onions, garlic, salad fixin...

Saw this recipe on Food52 and thought I'd give it a try. I had all the ingredients and just felt in the mood for pasta.  Didn't wan...

What a weekend, the most glorious wedding and the weather gods smiled on Claire and Jon.   Dianne, Phil, and Jack were looking for a simple,...

 I had a pork shoulder defrosting on the counter.  Yes, it seems I always have a pork shoulder defrosting.  It was too large a hunk for the ...

I had 3 big eggplants that needed to be cooked.  I didn't want babaganoush, or curry, I wanted pasta.  I checked out a couple of recipes...

My friend Rich gave me some preserved lemon marinade and some chimichurri that he made.  I marinaded some chicken thighs in the lemon on alo...

I had a bunch of cherry tomatoes, gobs of mint and a hankering for pasta.  As I was perusing the NYT Cooking App, I saw Melissa Clark's ...

I have been recycling recipes lately, that is why there has not been a new post in over a week.  There is only so many times you can look at...

I had one pound of ground lamb that I needed to cook.  I could have made lamb burgers, or some other ground meat ball or patty, but that ju...

I had ordered some ricotta cheese that was to be used to make lasagna, today was as good a day as any.  I love the instant pot recipe for...

In these strange, strange times of pandemic and other weird stuff, I have re-found my blog and am going to try to get back into this. Wit...

I can't recall why I made marinara, perhaps it was in anticipation of a Wegman's order that was scheduled to arrive this day!  I wa...