I love to cook, my mother loves to cook, so Thanksgiving is our day to play. However, it’s only going to be four of us for dinner this year, and Mom and I were talking about how to adjust the menu accordingly.
Then I threw out the idea that we jettison tradition and make something different. Continue reading
Are you on Instagram? I have found that it is a great place to get food inspiration and recipes. The recipe I am sharing today came from my cousin, who is a caterer and owns her own little food shop as well. She is always sharing what she makes for dinner, and the recipes are delicious! Continue reading
How fancy does this sauce look? Very. But it’s ridiculously simple to make. And to quote my friend Kelee, it’s “deeeeeeeeeelicious.” Continue reading
I could say that the impetus for a meal of stuffed artichokes was because spring has finally sprung in Vermont. But I would be fibbing.
Sure it’s great to see grass after a ridiculously long winter, but the reason for this spring-like meal was just the fact that I was craving anything that wasn’t meat. (I go through periodical vegetarian phases.) And although I don’t make stuffed artichokes very often, I thought they would be a perfect fix for my “no chicken, no pork” craving.
When I’ve made these before, I’ve normally stuck to a stuffing of Panko breadcrumbs, parmesan and thyme. This time though, I decided to add seven green olives to the stuffing. And even though the artichokes were fantastic, I did have one complaint. I didn’t use enough of the new ingredient. I can’t stress this enough, green olives in stuffed artichokes are amazing.
