Duck + salt = delicious!
Duck proscuitto must be the easiest thing to make! Duck breast nestled into a bed of kosher salt, covered with a layer of salt and …
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More than 10 years ago, shortly after my divorce, my then very small daughters had spent Christmas day and dinner with their mother and her family. I was putting together …
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It is the time of year that hearty fare beckons us to the table. It is also the traditional time of year to harvest those animals that would supply meat through …
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They are predicting another brutal winter with a lot of snow. Looking back on the blizzard of 2010 when we received 22 inches in about 18 hours, it got me …
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Nothing give cranberries a worse name than the tinned stuff that comes out at this time of year. Wobbly, gloppy, insipid glop. If more time was spent in the simple …
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I’ve got just about the last of the ripe chilies in, and while I like’em fresh, I also want to have some for later.
Sambal is Malaysian for Sauce – …
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The Jalapenos have mostly ripened all at once. I can’t use them all fresh and I do love pickled Jalapenos, so that’s what I did, canning three pints. These should be …
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The Romas are finally starting to come in, but there is not enough for a huge batch of sauce. I did however find a recipe for Marinara that only calls of …
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We’ve got a series of showers and thunderstorms rolling through but I managed to get out and get 13lbs or so more of produce yesterday morning.