Quick and delicious weeknight meals
We had these delicious twice baked potatoes with our first steak from White Flower Farm. The recipe, as written, takes a while but I took a few shortcuts to save time. I cooked the potatoes in the microwave. Perhaps the potato skin would have been …
Tim and I drove to Litchfield, CT yesterday to pick up our dry-aged and butchered half steer. The steer is from White Flower Farm and was beautifully butchered by Litchfield Locker and Processing. We luckily picked up exactly the right amount of beef to fill …
I was in my local food store, Guido’s, in the Berkshires yesterday and came across a root vegetable I was unfamiliar with — burdock. I was curious about the root so I did a little research. Here’s some info from Wikipedia: The taproot of young …
Risotto is not hard to make but it definitely requires attention and time so I find it to be a weekend meal. I thought Wild Mushroom Risotto was a perfect fall dish for a cold night in Becket. I found some wonderful looking cremini, button, …
January 23, 2021 note: I posted this recipe originally in 2009. I’ve been making it for over 10 years and it has stood the test of time. Depending on whether I used diced tomatoes with peppers or whole tomatoes, which brand of chipotle peppers in …
In honor of Halloween and as a pre-NYC marathon dessert for my sister-in-law Julina, I decided to bake some cupcakes. I turned to the Cake Mix Doctor for a delicious and easy recipe. This recipe “doctors” a devil’s food cake mix by adding a little …