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Coconut Lime Cod and Clam Chowder
Chowder that’s more of a meal Serve with really good dinner rolls and plenty of salted butter. Adapted from the Coconut Lime Shrimp and Cod Chowder recipe on The Healthie

Double Ginger Scones
Fluffy Buttery Homemade Ginger Scones Buttery on their own. Even better served with preserves, lemon curd or even more butter. These ginger scones also freeze nicely. Wrap individually in waxed

Mom’s Baked Chicken
Roasted Chicken with Potatoes and Peas This is the only recipe on this whole site that isn’t vegetarian or pescatarian. I call it Mom’s Baked Chicken because—no big surprise—my mom

Orange and Olive Oil Upside Down Cake
Orange Upside Down Cake I’m a huge fan of upside down cake. So much, in fact, that I have two other upside down cake recipes already on this site— banana

Holiday Card 2020
I usually start thinking of design ideas for my holiday cards in early September. This year something came to mind quickly, but after a few attempts I knew it wasn’t

Root Vegetable Gratin
HEARTY FALL RECIPE This is one of those recipes to take on when you’ve got some time to hang out. It isn’t difficult to make, but can take up to

Pecan-Ginger Galette with Fresh Maple Whipped Cream
FREEFORM FRENCH CAKE The galette dough and the filling can be made a day or two ahead, then assembled and cooked on the day. This recipe was adapted from the

Homemade Brown Sugar
BETTER THAN STORE-BOUGHT The first time I made homemade brown sugar I was in the middle of making cookies and realized I didn’t have any on hand. Rather than jump

Szechuan Eggplant
JAPANESE EGGPLANT RECIPE This dish is easy and quick and the sauce is delicious. It is based on the recipe on the Feasting At Home website. Szechuan Eggplant is delicious

David’s Hot Pepper Sauce
HOT & A LITTLE SWEET Hot peppers do well in my garden. They’re mostly unaffected by insect pests and diseases, and even the deer are uninterested in eating them. Boy,

Dresser Hill Ice Cream & Seafood
[CHARLTON, MA] Any road trip I take starts with a thorough Google search of restaurants along the route. We frequently drive I90 from New York to Boston, passing Worcester and

French Onion Grilled Cheese
THE BEST GRILLED CHEESE This is one of those recipes that is best prepared when you’re not in a rush. The caramelized onions take about thirty minutes to cook but

Around the Garden
MAY 3, 2020 A short walk around the property today rewarded me with a variety of trees and flowers in bud and bloom.

Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
SERVES TWO I’d read about this recipe for years before deciding to give it a try. Now I’m asking myself what the heck I was waiting for. It is simple

Sautéed Root Vegetables
TAIWANESE-INSPIRED In an effort to reduce my carbon footprint, I’ve started paying more attention to the seasonality of the fruits and vegetables I buy. This recipe, adapted from the one

Fresh Tomato Sauce
FLAVORFUL RUSTIC TOMATO SAUCE This is the very first tomato sauce I ever made, and it’s still my favorite. The sauce is chunky with plenty of fresh herbs and olive