Knock-em-dead Harissa sauce!
Kick-a** harissa sauce! And a sampling of some New Year’s letters we’ve gotten over the years that we’ve never gotten over.
Tag Archives: humor
Persistence (or impertinence) of memory
I recently took a “memory test” as part of my application for long-term care insurance. They told me to take it very seriously, which I didn’t, until…
Henry and Margaret review 8 months of recipes (Part I)
Henry and Margaret pitch in, taking us through some of the recipes from the past 8 months with their thoughts and ratings. Part I is mostly seafood dishes.
The key to fine dining? Moisture!
Dinner at home or in a restaurant shouldn’t be completely bereft of moisture, but sometimes it happens… also, a bit about quahogs and classic traditional brothy quahog chowder recipe I got from my grandmother.
The HORROR in the garden – baked zucchini sticks with parmesan
What’s the biggest threat to the Maine gardener’s peace of mind? I polled my neighbors, and they all agreed…
Henry and the Swing-Away – Margaret’s cut beans with almonds
Margaret writes in with a story of doing something small for Henry without claiming credit for it, like moving the Dazey Swing-Away can opener back to its start position. Also, how she prepares cut green beans from a can.
The Toll House cookie “phone tree” disaster
More linguistic pet peeves, introducing the Jetport Cafe, and the unfortunate story of the Toll House cookie “phone tree” disaster
Classic French bread boules — A scatter of voices
Overnight (but minimal kneading) classic French bread boules with crunchy crusts… and a collection of voices, recorded and live, that shock, calm, and entertain, with some fun audio samples.
Taste-tingling chicken parmesan — Escape to Sicily
A recipe for some very, very good chicken parmesan (sometimes presented as chicken parmagiana) – plus, some dumb Americans, a sojourn to Trapani, Sicily, and what does the term “marinara” mean, anyway?
Sumptuous Bolognese Sauce — a culinary calamity in Portugal
A very simple, traditional, and excellent Bolognese sauce… and we discover that a fine Portuguese hotel restaurant in the beach town of Espinho has begun experimenting with Italian cuisine. Bom? We’ll see.
