Rustic Chicken Thighs with All of the Garlic
When moving into a brand new house in Rockland, Maine in the middle of the winter, during a week where a snowstorm literally every…
When moving into a brand new house in Rockland, Maine in the middle of the winter, during a week where a snowstorm literally every…
Malcolm and I moved in together for the first time in the summer of 2000. We sublet a one bedroom apartment from a graduate…
It didn’t take long for Patrick, the grey beponytailed owner of Rockland’s long-shuttered “Second Read Books & Coffee,” to notice that I didn’t seem…
After college, when Malcolm moved into his own, one-bedroom apartment in Astoria Queens, I rode the train to New York a lot. I had an…
This dinner is easy, and will make you seem like a hero to your family. Theseus, who fought the awful Minotaur in a labyrinth,…
My favorite thing about being back in the “real world” of working 9-5 (aside from the steady paycheck, the validation and collaboration with peers…
Today’s sandwich is the “White Pizza Grilled Cheese.” It combines ricotta, mozzarella, garlic, red pepper flakes, and fresh basil on toasted bread. Notes: We…
This dead-simple garlic and bleu cheese recipe pairs perfectly with a dry martini or a nice red wine if either are available. A…
Growing up in Maine, I was used to pretty simple seafood preparations. In Maine (and particularly in the 1980s), most of the clams, mussels,…
This is a pleasing, rustic, one-pan dish that makes a weekday dinner feel like a French party in the country. Have you been to…
If you haven’t been in Maine this week, you are missing out on magic. Whatever the cause, it has been undeniably wonderful to be…
Roasting a chicken is one of my skills, but the truth is it couldn’t be simpler. I will henceforth disclose the method I have…
A wader-wearing fisherman steps out smiling from the refrigerated barnlike structure, where haddock and other local fishes are getting sorted and processed, cleaned, scaled and filleted,…
Because I seem to have taken on a subconscious quest to become some sort of 300 pound guy, today I drizzled hot butter onto…
Seventy-two degree afternoons with a light breeze and a few fluffy, white clouds passing overhead. This is why we love living in Maine in…
You must make this. I made it up myself and it is awesome. Like most everything I cook, it’s super simple. There are components,…
Filling this snug house with comfort and warmth, this authentic Ribollita recipe abounds with flavor. Shall we get started… Ingredients 3 diced strips of…
One of the great things about living in Maine, is that an “economical” dinner can often include steamed lobster, clams, or in this case,…
One fine fall day in 1983, my best friend KG had a scathingly brilliant idea. We would, in the tradition of children from time…
My husband will not tolerate quinoa. The very utterance of its name sends him running from the room. I, being very delicate and dedicated…