Easy Chinese Roast Pork (Siu Yuk)
For anyone that digs on swine, Chinese roast pork may just be a nearly perfect exploration of the finer points of the animal: A crunchy…
Category: Recipes
Watergate Salad Recipe
There is nothing fancy about this recipe, and it is in no way difficult. The original version, well second draft, of this recipe can…
Mini Mint Meringues With Mint Chocolate Delightfulls
Did someone say mint meringue? This delightful (no pun intended) desert or midnight snack is great for the winter. But honestly it’s great all…
New England-Style Clam Dip
Recently, I was thinking about all of the questionable things I eat to this day, because of the positive associations I have between these marginal…
Banana-Pear Upside Down Cake
I want to be the person that sits down every morning with a cup of French press coffee, the New York times crossword and…
Cranberry and Ricotta Napoleons
I miss being a kid. When I was a kid, the holidays meant running around like a banshee with my cousins, eating olives and…
Chorizo Sage Mac and Cheese Baked in a Pumpkin
The turducken is a modern abomination. Food should not be sewn inside other food like an edible chimera. It is, in fact, a form of engastration,…
How to Make Venison Jerky
For the next few days, my house will be in preparation mode. Preparation for Josh’s annual hunting trip. We’ll be ripping open boxes in…
How to Make Spiedies
I told Malcolm that I once went to a spiedie festival and was therefore the resident expert to write a little intro to this…
Rosemary Pork and Shallot Apple Puffs
I remember sitting on the floor of her bathroom, watching my mother unpack the pink compacts of Mary Kay cosmetics. I loved the way she…
How to Make and Can Homemade Applesauce
I have been canning for about six years now. Jellies, jams, tomatoes, applesauce, beets. Each time I pull out the water bath canner or…
Today’s Sandwich: “The Polish Express” (Homemade)
Originally, I wanted to recreate a sandwich my parents used to make for me all the time when I was growing up: Polish kielbasa…
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Pancakes
It strikes me as a desperate and last minute, the marketing of myriad packaged pumpkin products. It’s been a common complaint in the atmosphere…
Baked Sweet Potato and Goat Cheese Wontons
I have had two sweet potatoes from last week’s farmer’s market sitting on my counter for days. They’re a gorgeous pair, with a deep,…
Spinach Bacon Artichoke Dip
A notice would go home for make-up picture day sometime in late September. It was sent before picture day itself had even been mentioned…
Beet-Pickled Curried Deviled Eggs
I love a good deviled egg. Y’know what? I love a BAD deviled egg. Whether served up all fancy gastropub-style on a piece of…
Eggplant Veggie Burgers with Swiss Cheese and Shallot Jam
I like veggie burgers. I am not a vegetarian. I like meat and cheese and hot dogs. I know cheese is not a meat.…
Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders
We get a lot of emails from people, pitching ideas for stories for this site. Some are sent by PR people, and their suggestions…
Hazelnut Brownies with Espresso Mascarpone Cream
There’s a quiet, leafy corner of New Haven where time stands still. Walk through a wrought iron gate into another world, down Wooster Street and back into a…
Homestyle Chicken Pot Pie
I am having a hard time coming to grips with the switch from summer to fall. It’s not that I don’t love fall. I…
Sea Salted Caramel Apples
I am getting ready for the infamous Cumberland County Fair Apple Pie Contest. I am nervous excited and need an outlet. I have been…
Umami-Dusted Burgers with Port Wine and Stilton
When Umami Burger founder Adam Fleischman launched the first outpost of his now-famous burger chain back in 2009, it was with a simple goal.…