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
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
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
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












