Today’s guest Blogger is Helen Boltson a self-styled foodie who has studied cooking and baking in the US, Thailand, and France. She started a cookie business while in college and worked at the San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market, volunteered for charity events such as Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation and the Food [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘With Recipes’
August 14, 2010
New Work This Week…
A delicious Peach Crostini from Melissa Clark, a fantastic Chicken Negimaki from Mark Bittman, a medley of Cucumbers from Martha Rose Shulman and followed up on by Tara Parker Pope. It was a busy and well fed week.
August 3, 2010
Philly Style Ice Cream via NYT
As promised, that ice cream shoot from last week. Melissa gives us some much-needed cooling off during one of the hottest summers on record. Enjoy making these easy and luscious Philly style recipes.
July 29, 2010
A New Hybrid: Eggplant Parmatini
This may come as a surprise to many of you, being that I regularly worship at the altar of the great swine, pray to the god of the Porterhouse and would bathe in duck fat if given the chance; my favorite food is eggplant. In particular, eggplant in some type of Parmesan or rollatini variation. [...]
July 28, 2010
Pennsylvania BBQ Sauce
I was preparing to barbecue this weekend at our weekend home in Pennsylvania and suddenly I had a yen for a sweet, tangy BBQ chicken. I rooted through the cupboards and came up with this concoction…not all that different from many homemade recipes but I was really happy with the results. I even spread some [...]
July 12, 2010
Too Hot to Cook? Make this One…
Just in the nick of time…as another heat wave bears down on us, Melissa provides us with some sweet relief. Check out this amazing gazpacho recipe with fried pecorino romano. Incredible!
July 1, 2010
mSS…Food Tip: Olive Oil Béchamel
This set of recipes from Martha Rose Shulman which all use a béchamel sauce should be a staple in your recipe box (or file folder on your PC). Very versatile and delicious.
April 4, 2010
Opening Day MoJo…
It’s Opening Day…first pitch at Fenway versus the hated Red Sox in a just a few minutes. In continuing with how we left last season in triumphant bliss…possibly due in part to an old superstition…we’ll play along once again. Like the baseball season itself…long and complicated…here is a long, complicated chicken recipe from Keith McNally…also [...]
March 4, 2010
Short Rib Stew
Inexpensive cuts of meat, like short ribs, are usually well marbled with fat and respond really well to slow cooking. Shorts ribs can usually be had for about 5 or 6 dollars a pound and can make for a fantastic meal and even better leftovers. Last night, I modified a Ethan Stowell short ribs recipe [...]

