Monthly Archives: November 2010

Crab Cakes Are Always Welcome!

Crab cakes are not fish cakes. Just needed to put that out there. Well, literally they are, I guess. However, the fish cakes I grew up with came directly out of the freezer. They were good enough, as I remember, … Continue reading

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Thanks for the Memories Food Photography

Growing up in an Italian-American family, Thanksgiving wasn’t always about sweet potatoes and green bean casserole for me. It usually began with various antipasti, followed by rich lasagna, and then somewhere along the line we visited the turkey. Almost an afterthought. Continue reading

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The Loving Pie

Peerless Pumpkin Pie As Thanksgiving approaches, the heady fragrances of the pies, turkey and sage dressing swirl in one’s memory of Thanksgivings past. A day of hard core cooking including the baking of pies will be rewarded by the words, “This is the best pumpkin pie I’ve ever tasted.” Continue reading

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The Royal Beef Roast

While it’s true that Sunday dinners in my home growing up always consisted of a pasta dish of some sort, it didn’t stop there. Grandma always featured a second course. My favorite, beyond far, was a beef roast. There was … Continue reading

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Cheese Sophistication

They say that long ago a man had a container made from an animal’s stomach. Not uncommon in the BC years. He filled his pouch with some fresh milk one day in preparation for a long journey. Well, the rennin … Continue reading

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