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Shepherd’s Pie
Shepherd’s Pie Long before I was born, my parents lived a rural life in the Falkland Islands. This was the early ’70s and at the time, the Falklands were (and still are) dominated by
Read More »Pomagrita Punch
Pomagrita Punch Festive and full of alcohol Regardless of whether you view the holidays as something to be endured or the most wonderful time of the year, something that both sides can agree on
Read More »Pumpkin Pie
Pie–For Champions There is an old adage that goes something like, “Easy as pie.” It’s a useful phrase for some experiences in life, but it seems to apply most accurately to things of moderate
Read More »Hipster Thanksgiving
Hipster Stuffing Plane tickets are expensive. I can eat, drink, watch football and get fatter on my own, without losing several hundred dollars. It would be great to celebrate another pseudo-mythical holiday with family,
Read More »White Bean and Pesto Soup
White Bean and Pesto Soup I once worked for a restaurant and catering company that specialized in soups- we presented ourselves as “home cooking, restaurant style” and were pretty good at it. While the
Read More »Three Bean Turkey Chili
Three Bean Turkey Chili One rainy afternoon I was watching The West Wing and Martin Sheen was cooking up some chili. At one point he says to his daughter that chili is not chili
Read More »Marinara Sauce and Horseballs
Marinara Sauce and Horseballs Growing up in post-industrial Upstate New York, I can definitively say that the region doesn’t offer much – with the exception of delicious authentic food. The Utica area in Central
Read More »Cotechino and Red Pepper Stew
COTECHINO & RED PEPPER STEW Difficult as it is to imagine, tastes change. As a strongly opinionated person, I’d like to think that the stance I take on almost any point will stick through
Read More »Biscochitos, Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake, Never Fail Divinity
BISCOCHITOS, CHOCOLATE MAYONNAISE CAKE, NEVER FAIL DIVINITY All who know me well understand that I prefer dessert to dinner. I grew up in New Mexico, sharing a small house with six siblings and parents
Read More »Coq au Vin
COQ AU VIN I’ve long held a theory that most delicious food in the world was created when the people eating it had crap to make it from. This makes me popular at dinner
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