STORY A little known fact (and it’s little known because I haven’t made it known), is that my boyfriend Sean can cook. Well! He’s quite innovative and experiments a lot. A few months ago, he told me about his molasses […]
Roasted red pepper salsa is perfect on a chicken breast sandwich, or a nice piece of lamb or steak.
STORY I love cooking with Marsala wine. It’s one of those rare sweet wines, that add full-bodied taste to everything and a slight, mysterious smokey sweetness. In this recipe we don’t cook off the alcohol in the Marsala wine (so […]
And the recipe is so incredibly easy, you’ll never want to buy the canned variety again. Take it with you to Thanksgivings dinner, and you’ll look like a rockstar.
Ten plus years ago when I moved to New York my good friend told me a story. Many years ago, when he was in junior high school in Brooklyn he had an Italian-American friend…let’s call him Joey. From his recollection, Joey was the sort of kid who had strong opinions and an even stronger voice when articulating his opinions. He both admired and loathed this particular trait in Joey. Joey’s loud voice was especially loathsome when he learned that my friend’s mother, a West Indian transplant, cooked him spaghetti and meat sauce by using a jar of tomato sauce. Joey protested loudly, shook his head and said, “Your mother doesn’t love you if she gives you sauce out of a jar.”