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For some reason on our last trip to Cost Co I decided to pick up a can of jumbo crab.  I say "for some reason" because I am not...

  This swordfish was the last of the fish I picked up at Citarella last Saturday and it is probably the last seafood dish we will make ...

Fall is here (or almost here)!  And with fall - apples, pears and the very beginning of squash season.  This is my favorite time of year ...

Once upon a time my parents and I used to go to a restaurant called Il Pizzico in Rockville, Maryland for all special occasions.  Actuall...

This dish came about as a way to use up some of the large bunch of basil that I picked up at the farmers' market.  But we wanted to ...

We got the idea for this pasta as a combination of two recipes that I found on Epicurious - Farfalle with Golden Beets, Beet Greens and P...

I know this recipe isn't exactly original or innovative.  Recipes for panzanella salad are everywhere.  Some add bell peppers, capers,...

I love fresh ricotta.  And the fresh ricotta we have in the fridge has been begging for another use.  I had various ideas about what t...

This has been the perfect weekend, capped off with what I think of as the perfect lunch.  But more on that later.  Someone asked me rec...

The problem with making Jim Lahey's No-Knead Pizza Dough is figuring out what to do with the remaining dough.  We used one ball of d...

This is recipe number 2 from our experiment with ramps.  And I have to say that this one was more successful than the first.  Alex actua...

I know that I have already posted a few different Mario Batali recipes for caprese salad, including another one called Winter Caprese Sal...

I used to hate broccoli rabe.  Actually, I used to hate all bitter greens.  Hate is pretty strong - let's just say I disliked them.  ...

First things first - I have some friends to thank for this recipe.  I didn't find this recipe on my own.  Usually I am in charge o...

Sorry everyone.  I know I have been a little delinquent.  Again.  But in my defense, last week was a very busy week at work (although we ...

  As you can see, there has been something of a blog post backlog of late.  I only managed a paltry 11 posts in December (which I belie...

This dish was one that Alex pulled out of a hat (or off the internet) a few nights ago for dinner.  We had been planning on making some...

Swordfish is not typically one of my favorite fish(es).  And yes, I know that fishes isn't a word, but I like it so I am going to us...

After New Hampshire I craved salad - big mounts of leafy greens topped with all sorts of delicious things.  Alex craved soup with a bunc...

I must admit that I am not a very inventive vegetarian cook.  When I start thinking about making a vegetarian entree the first thing tha...