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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

Coffee Cake with Caramelized Peanut Topping
HOMEMADE COFFEE CAKE While a crumble topping may be the most traditional, this one is the most delicious! Here, more than sugar and butter are the star. In this new

The Italian Market
[PHILADELPHIA, PA] On a recent trip to Philadelphia, I’d identified three food-related activities that I wanted to do: The Night Market at Point Breeze, Reading Terminal Market and the Ninth

The Iron Gate Café
[ALBANY, NY] If you love discovering out-of-the-way jewels like I do, then add The Iron Gate Café in Albany, NY to your lunch-out to-do list. This quirky restaurant hits all

Almond Cake, Gluten & Dairy-Free
FAMILY FAVORITE There are a fair amount of gluten-free people in my family. And as the most enthusiastic cook in the group, I am often assigned the dessert course. Making

Waterfront Bicycle Paths
[MONTRÉAL, CANADA] Let me start by saying that I am not an avid bicyclist. Being out in the blistering sun, covered in sweat, straining to just get over the next

Oatmeal and Coconut Trail Cookies
CHUNKY AND CRISPY Oatmeal cookie with chocolate chips meets Almond Joy. The taste is somewhat reminiscent of a granola bar, but it is much thinner and more buttery. This recipe

Atwater Market
[MONTRÉAL, CANADA] Montréal is such a charming city–its architecture reminiscent of Europe. In addition to quaint residential neighborhoods, there are squares and parks, and plenty of outdoor cafés. Old Montréal,

Saiko: Awesome Sushi in Downtown Montréal
[MONTRÉAL, CANADA] According to World Cities Culture Forum, Montréal has more restaurants per capita than New York, Paris, San Francisco and Tokyo. The sheer number of options can make choosing