How much do I love lemons? If I have a choice of a sweet made with chocolate or lemon, the fruit wins every single time. If I’m cooking and I think the dish needs “a little something,” it’s usually lemon or lemon peel. And of all the people on TV, “30 Rock” funnygal Liz Lemon […]
There are some pizza joints that demand return visits. We vow a return to the place by the bus station in Rome, but closer to home, there’s Leo’s Casa Calamari in Brooklyn. The Casa never disappoints — except that one time in 2011 that it was closed after a fire broke out in the ventilation […]
Memorial Day, the official start of summer here in New England, demands a backyard barbecue. It’s time to drag the Weber out of the cellar and get your fire on! While burgers and hot dogs usually kick off the summer grilling season, I have been known to get a little crazy and skewer up some shrimp. […]
I’m used to finicky kids. Mellie, 5, doesn’t like tomato sauce or chocolate, but she and her 3-year-old sister, Paige, can devour a plate of fried calamari (sans hot pepper rings) in record time. Ren, also 3, and Elias, 5, like Nonni‘s turkey soup one day, then push it away the next, saying they prefer the […]
Last night, Boston chefs Ming Tsai and Ken Oringer organized what I consider one of, as we say, the most wickedest awesomest nights at Fenway Park to benefit the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. More than 100 chefs took over the concessions area at the iconic home of the Red Sox , dishing out […]
make an angel cake! I said I would only take one dozen off his hands when our friend, Fred, called to say one of his paddle tennis partners — who owns a farm in Dover with 300 chickens — off-loaded three dozen on his bachelor buddy. “I already bought eggs this week,” I told him. […]
Years ago, treating Mom at a restaurant on Mother’s Day was a way to get her out of the kitchen. We’d get dressed up in our Easter clothes and sip Shirley Temples while Mom ordered her baked stuffed shrimp or prime rib. But now that the novelty of restaurant dining has gone the way of […]
I’ve had a few kitchen mentors, but Nana has always topped the list. Because not only could she whip up a fabulous meal, Nan also had a knack for arranging flowers and setting a simple, yet beautiful table. She was fussy, but not fussy because, after all, she didn’t have the time. Nana, whom we lost […]