According to the groundhogs, warmer weather is just around the corner despite the freezing temperatures in the Northeast. And I’m ready for it. Enough with the winter kale. Since it’ll be a few weeks before the first spring vegetables appear at the farmer’s market, I improvised with a dish that conjures up images of green…
Nothing goes quicker at a holiday party than crab dip (except maybe spinach dip, but no need to improve upon Knorr’s crowd-pleasing recipe). The type of crab you use can make a big difference. Sometimes, I mix in a can of regular crabmeat (backfin) and then add a can of lump too. You can never…
Nothing warms the soul like a giant hunk of meat with a hearty sauce. A shank — be it beef, lamb or veal — does just the trick. For maximum taste, brown the shanks first and then braise them with lots of liquid to tenderize the meat. The slow cooker works great for this. But…
While the weather may have turned cooler, summer isn’t over just yet. Until the last ear of corn has been plucked and the final ripe tomato picked, fall does not begin (technically it starts on Saturday, but who’s counting). In the heat of the summer, I prefer my clams simply steamed with a little butter…
Red, orange and green; small and large; round and long; hot and sweet. With more every week, the peppers were slowly taking over. So I needed to find a good use for them and quickly. Roasted peppers or a relish would be nice but then that just sits around the fridge needing something to put…
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