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A cozy bruschetta for any season! Brussel sprouts get extra special treatment when sliced and tossed with some brown sugar and maple syrup and are roasted until candied and caramelized for a sweet, nutty flavor. Piled atop velvety burrata and sourdough toast, this is a meal or snack you will go back to over and over. It's easy and the ingredients are almost always available in the market. I recommend using Grade A Maple Syrup, --please don't think you can substitute by using

A JOYFUL SICILIAN PESTO! This is a wonderful, fulsome pesto with origins in Sicily. It's meant to be served chilled with busiate. a type of corkscrew pasta but any pasta you prefer will do. Here is the recipe--- 8 oz of cherry or grape tomatoes 2 cloves of garlic, peeled 2 tbsp. of golden raisins 1/3 cup of slivered almonds 2 tbsp. of capers 2 tbsp. Kalamata olives 1 tbsp. tomato paste 1 cup of fresh basil 1/4 cup of olive oil 1 tbsp. of extra virgin olive oil juice of half a

So delightful and easy to make! These humble ingredients get a chance to shine in these crunchy, delicious fritters! Making fritters out of veggies that might otherwise go sad and wilted in your crisper drawer is a brilliant way to offer them exultation. For me, this time around, it was a few carrots and small bit of cabbage. They work so well together! Here is what you'll need-- 3 medium carrots, shredded 1 cup of cabbage, shredded or sliced thin 1/2 a cup of chopped Cilant

The idea for this bisque came to me as soon as I bought two tins of San Marzano plum tomatoes. It had been quite some time since I'd had a really good tomato bisque and my soul was craving not only to eat a bowl of it---but to make it. For a moment ( a millisecond), I thought to add clams or crab but decided that was a recipe for another day. The simplicity of the tomatoes was what I was after. A wonderful friend and bread baker had given me a golden, crusty and gorgeous Fre

I mean, if these brilliant colors don't lift your spirits, this elegant vegetable stew absolutely will! Warm spices like ginger, cumin and cinnamon mingled with caramelized butter nut squash, chunks of sweet bell pepper, garlic, chickpeas and beautiful fresh spinach in a slightly creamy broth---THIS is comfort and happiness in a bowl. It also feels a bit exotic, and don't we require exotic once in a while? ** Cooks note --this soup freezes very well by the way. Ingredients--

A pan of hot, sticky sweet, tantalizing chicken topped with torn cilantro and chopped pistachio is THE best way to make yourself and everyone else happy for dinner tonight, I promise! Ditch the take out! Boneless chicken thighs offer the tenderest meat that absorb anything good your pour over them. They are forgiving and quite foolproof. This is best made un a cast iron skillet. The sticky sauce is where it's at and it's easy peasy to make. Serve this up with some steamed bro

Well, isn't it about time I introduce you to the very recipe my business is named after? It's a one pot dish, but there is the tiniest bit of fussing at the start of making the sauce. Nothing that will make you break a sweat so no stress! While there are no known origins or culinary history to the recipe, it is very much a French/Italian fusion dish. One of the key ingredients is the rotisserie chicken. I wouldn't substitute it. Rotisserie chickens are very easy to come by. S

Squash season is firmly upon us, and oh, what a delight to bring the best out of luscious pumpkin and butternut! This recipe is a French Spaghetti ORIGINAL. This chowder was a small labor of love, because I did it in a few steps, rather than cook all the ingredients together as we often do when making a soup of stew. This warm, earthy, spiced chowder is chunky with pumpkin, roasted butternut squash, a few cloves of garlic, plenty of sautéed shallots and Portobello mushrooms,

Years ago, in my late husbands wonderful, little restaurant 'The Portside Chowder House', aside from his very famous New England Clam...

Spicy, savory and oh-so YUM! A soup with Southwestern flair, loaded with tons of roasted chicken, red peppers, tiny pasta shells and...

This is MY own unique tuna salad recipe, and you're gonna love it!! Healthy, bright and addictive! First things, first. You MUST use very...

"Cold soup is a very tricky thing and it is a rare hostess that can carry it off. More often than not, the dinner guest is left with the...

The 'little black dress' of potato salads....classic and always perfect! This is a potato salad with lots of je ne sais quoi! I have to...

This is such a yummy pizza!!! Ooo, la la.....what a terrific pizza! I know I will be making this on repeat for years to come. This pizza...

My gorgeous Eggplant Provencal. My deep curiosity for European cuisine has been ignited this Summer and it's really such an exciting...

Is there any other salad that so perfectly represents the arrival of Summer? I adore gorgeous, vine ripened tomatoes, sliced into...