After reviewing my checking account transactions last week, I realized that my love of gourmet cooking and dining-out were putting a serious dent in my funds. I needed a meal that I could stretch for a while. I decided that roasting a chicken would produce enough meat for several days and the bones could be [...]
Read more →Winter veggies don’t normally get me excited the way their summer counter parts do, well that was until I received my most recent shipment of Boston Organics. Here were my two gems: The watermelon radishes were from Wintermoon Farm in Hadley, MA and the beet varieties came from Vermont. When i opened the box I [...]
Read more →c/o google image I’ve been using a lot of leeks lately, and this is an easy & delicious way to use them in a non-soup way (not that I don’t love them in soups). Curried leek and mushroom tart- This tart would also work very well as a quiche, but I’ve been loving the tart-salad [...]
Read more →Last week the JP Crows gathered to spend some much needed time in the kitchen and to celebrate our friend Robin’s Birthday. Robin brought forth an interesting ingredient to the dinner planning discussion: Black Beluga Lentils. None of us had cooked with them before so we scoured the internet and decided on this recipe: Black [...]
Read more →I have been dying to re-create a delicious salad I had at the Front Room in Portland Maine and this weekend, when I was snowed in, I finally got the chance to do so. Although its not on their current menu, the memorable salad I had a hankering for was spinach, crumbled goat cheese, diced [...]
Read more →I’ve been requesting this breakfast on Christmas morning for the past few years and will continue to request this meal for many years to come. Here’s the line-up: Potato pancake with a poached egg on top, served with a side of dressed greens and a mimosa. My dad makes potato pancakes very simply: grates the [...]
Read more →Goat Cheese is a huge crowd pleaser among us crows but when we cook for larger groups, not everyone is a fan of this tangy cheese…yet. My man-crow was one of those goat cheese haters, always asking if it was included into my dish. If I answered yes he would skip over it calling it [...]
Read more →After all that chicken soup, I needed a little fresh greenery to cut the liquid swooshing around in my belly. Inspired by my mom’s dinner of Gorgonzola salad (from god’s gift to grocery stores- Stew Leonards- I’m looking at you NY and Western CT residents to fill our friends in on its glory) and roasted [...]
Read more →We are entering the holiday season or as I like to refer to it as the season for food and beverage indulgence! Here is a simple dinner I made on a Sunday night to ease my guilt after a weekend full of meat, cheese, beer and wine. Garlic and Herb Fingerling Potatoes w/ Simple Side [...]
Read more →I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, but I am a fan of adding fruit to savory dishes to give it that yummy balance between salty and sweet. Since apple season has begun, what better fruit to use to make a savory salad. I saw this recipe on Real Simple a couple weeks ago [...]
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