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This food blogging thing is really fun! For my money, there is nothing I like more than request cooking. I mean, when somebody asks for it and I have ...
Caponata is an ancient Sicilian anitpasti offering, an eggplant- based stew that is usually served spooned on crostini, so using the familiar ingredie...
I've always been fascinated with the role errors play in discoveries, and in the creation of new ideas in the kitchen...and now I'm becoming equally f...
With whitefish fillets I like to keep things simple, since the flavor is so easily hidden or overwhelmed by sauces or additions, so these beauties wer...
Fresh cod off the boat is one of the pleasures of living in a town like Portland with an active fishing fleet and excellent fish markets lining the wa...
I have a special connection with fresh, local asparagus. My mother, who was raised in a faraway time (1920's and 30's) in a rural village in Ohio, was...
I've been making various versions of Chicken Cacciatore my whole life, to the point where I rarely consult recipes (which means it's rarely the same t...
This Mediterranean-influcenced pizza -- with smoked capiello, onions, garlic, the eggplant, some oil-cured black olives, topped with juicy chunks of f...
Farro (also called emmer wheat, and sometimes confused with spelt, a similar grain) was apparently first cultivated around 10,000 years ago and may be...
This tasty and light tomato dipping sauce recipe has long been a favorite for entertaining at our house. It's quick, looks great and, when served with...
One of the best wild-caught products of the New England fishery is the simple haddock. Usually breaded and fried, and almost always used for fish and ...
This is a simple pizza made of the most basic ingredients: cheese, tomatoes, oregano, onions, garlic and a few bits of meat and olives. As I usually d...
Maine shrimp are back again, so when I got a request from Elise for pizza last night I knew what I was going to do. Maine shrimp are really special, a...
This was a nice bonus from a leg of lamb I prepared for another occasion. After trimming and boning the leg I had a pile of lean bits and pieces and a...
I'm in a sort of heaven: having made myself a bucket of Slow-Roasted Tomatoes, I get to use them in all sorts of fun concoctions. Last night it was th...
Speck is a wonderful addition to all sorts of dishes, bringing a more refined taste than pancetta, a little more robust flavor than proscuitto, and a ...
As I thought about making this risotto I remembered that the last pumpkin risotto I'd made was a little disappointing because while it tasted good and...
The holidays are coming fast so it's time to brush up on all the fast and yummy apps and finger foods you'll be needing. This one is so simple that it...
Regular readers may have noticed that I'm going through a little infatuation with quinoa lately. It's quick-cooking, light-feeling and brings an inter...
A few weeks ago, in response to a challenge from Alanna at A Veggie Venture by Kitchen Parade, I developed a Tomato Bread Pudding using ingredients th...
I roast vegetables all the time in my countertop oven: beets, shallots, cipollinis, peppers, cauliflower, leeks, tomatoes, sprouts, Jerusalem artichok...
Cream, Elizabeth David reported to us (Italian Food), "is rarely used in Italy for the cooking of meat, fish or sauces as it is in France." This detai...
Regular readers of Stephencooks know that when I make pizza I favor a California-style pie, with a chewy crust and exotic toppings, but recently I've ...
I never tire of coming up with fresh salad ideas for some of the regular diners at my table who particularly love them...which makes me think of our f...
Tomatoes were five dollars a peck at our farmer's market in Portland so of course I roasted a few trays. Now I'm having fun figuring out how to use th...
September brings an abundance of big, sweet tomatoes, not only on my own vines but in low-priced boxes at the farms stands. The tourists and summer pe...
I've been inspired by the food we've been eating lately at Green Elephant, the self-described "Asian-influenced vegetarian bistro" around the corner i...
Tripping over new ideas is fun, and this tomato flan is a great example of just how much fun it can be. Yesterday I posted a tomato bread pudding I ma...
My friend Helen, at Beyond Salmon, stepped outside the bounds of her fish-oriented blog the other day to share her recipe for Tomato Onion Tart, which...
Since my wife Elise loves the lowly rutabaga, I've been on a campaign over the past few years to find more roles for the yellow turnip in my cooking. ...
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