MARKET TO TABLE: ROASTED ROOT VEG TWO WAYS – LET’S GET COZY

I love making dinners from root vegetables in the autumn. There is just something so satisfying about them – in addition to the fact that they are very easy to prepare. Today on Market to Table, I’ll show you how to prepare a few root veggies and some ways to make them a meal in your home.

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A MEAL FIT FOR A BEGGING NEWFIE: PUMPKIN & SWEET POTATO SOUP WITH SUN TOAST

I thought of a meal that Sadie might like and I think this would be it (besides ice cream, which I don’t have the capacity to make here). It has some of her favorite things – bread and eggs to eat and a pumpkin to boop and then stare at. It’ll make a lovely lunch for you this autumn. Hope you can cozy up to it and share with a four-legged friend.

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‘THE’ CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE (& WAYS TO MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU ANYWHERE)

My favorite cookie – the be all and end all of chocolate chip cookies. The NY Times Chocolate Chip Cookie is my cookie love for life and will never be replaced. Though I did not create it, I don’t think one should mess with perfection, unless adapting a recipe for a foreign kitchen, as I did here out of necessity (and for fun).

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MARKET TO TABLE: TAGLIOLINI CACIO E PEPERONCINO

The first Market to Table recipe from my new apartment in Bra, Italy. A pasta dish that is quick, easy and uses only ingredients that were grown or produced locally, but can easily be reproduced elsewhere in the world. I hope you’ll enjoy this inaugural Italian Market to Table!

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A LOVELY VEGETARIAN END OF SUMMER DINNER: PIZZA AL TAGLIO WITH EGGPLANT, MOZZARELLA & BASIL

Pizza al taglio is my favorite way to eat pizza – everything is baked up on a thin crust on a rectangular baking sheet in a very hot oven. You can top it in all of the ways you would a normal pizza – there is just more to enjoy. Here is one of my favorite combinations.

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MARKET TO TABLE: POLENTA TWO WAYS

Polenta is an overlooked meal that should become a staple. It’s simple to cook, delicious to eat and irresistibly versatile. In this week’s Market to Table (the final one from Northeast Ohio for awhile – the rest will come from Italy and elsewhere), I will show you two ways to make polenta using some of the best produce of the season.

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