Obsession with Breakfast Continues | Chicken and Waffles
It seems to me that I’m going through a breakfast phase. Eggs at most meals, bacon at dinner. This is good for the winter. It’s cold, it’s comforting to have maple syrup on the table. It reminds...
View ArticleIcepocalypse: The Dinner | Italian Sausages with White Beans
Everyone had been told to batten down the hatches, so we did. Buying a whopping two days worth of dinners and lunches at once. Persephone is a daily grocery shopper. It is somewhat a product of my...
View ArticlePersephone’s Deli| Devi’s Curried Chicken on Homemade Naan
Sometimes it’s nice to have a sandwich for dinner. There’s a feeling of simplicity to it. There’s an even greater feeling of ease to if, if you’re using leftovers to start. I had some of the white...
View ArticleIrish Cooking | Poached Salmon on Brown Bread
It’s a marvelous, make ahead kind of a lunch. Poach a bit of salmon the night before, bring along a slice of leftover pint bread, a tiny cup of homemade crème fraîche and add a few thin slices of...
View ArticleLocal Foods Week | Curried Pumpkin
Local pumpkins are now prolific at farmer’s markets and my Whole Foods. They are tasty, vitamin-packed treasures that are as versatile as you care to make them. Add in some of the last of my backyard...
View ArticleLocal Foods Week | Rabbit
Sometimes dinner is completely off the grid. Tonight’s rabbit was an example of that. Not purchased at a store or farmer’s market, simply gifted to me from generous friends who have local farmer...
View ArticleWhat to Serve with Steaks | Caramelized Shallots
I told you I’d have leftovers. And on a Friday night, because that’s how we roll. So after last night’s highly vegetarian dinner, I did feel like I needed a kick of iron. A good piece of red meat....
View ArticleSharing History | Pierogi
There is a vast expanse of Europe between the Black and Baltic Seas commonly known as “Eastern Europe.” Millions of Americans can trace their ancestry from this region, but many of them don’t know...
View ArticleTwo Light and Easy Nights | Summer Miso Soup
This past weekend the most recent Top Chef winner Paul Qui was in town at Market District to do a demo and answer questions. Honestly, I don’t think there has been a nicer, more unassuming winner of...
View ArticleThinking Ahead | Avgolemono – Lemon Chicken Soup
I stood in this kitchen this morning knowing that I wanted a traditional Sunday dinner. I was in the mood to let something cook, take a bit more time preparing something. I pulled out one of my...
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