Here we have another customer-donated recipe with its inspiration coming from classic variations. Its creator is a mother of 3 whose busy schedule dictates easy and simplicity. What I love about this recipe is its flexibility. Anyone with a good fish market could whip this up with pantry staples. It is also quite easy to [...]
Meats, Poultry & Fish 
Chicken Piccata
Chicken Piccata This is a classic chicken recipe. So simple, so good and so easy! My dear friend Vicki served it while I was visiting in Maine…as tasty as what you would order at a good Italian restaurant in Manhattan. Ingredients: 2 to 3 – Whole boneless, skinless chicken breast (cut in half) kosher salt [...]
Dry-Brined Turkey
FROM OUR ARCHIVES (originally published Nov. 2010) — This recipe is being featured on this week’s “Love Where You Live” radio show. It was such a great Thanksgiving recipe we just had to share it! Look for more Turkey Day recipes on our site next week! I’d never heard of a dry-brined turkey but it’s [...]
Prosciutto-Wrapped Pork Loin with Apples
Who doesn’t love pork roast? This “perfect-for-a-holiday-meal” recipe comes from Bon Appetit’s Test Kitchen. It’s delicious and a definite “keeper”. The Le Creusset French Oval Oven works beautifully for this roast. Stuff, roll, and wrap the butterflied pork loin one day ahead. Then, two hours before the party, roast the pork on a bed of [...]
Chicken, Mushroom, and Radicchio Lasagna
Here’s another wonderful & healthy recipe from our friend, Laura Pensiero of Gigi’s Trattoria in Rhinebeck. She is also a frequent contributor to Oprah Magazine. Where this recipe appeared. Doesn’t it sound DELICIOUS? I’m making it this weekend! Let me know if you do, too. Low-fat cheese can be both creamy and bubbly—that’s why it’s [...]
Perfect Beef Tenderloin
I had this delicious Beef Tenderloin the other night at a party hosted by my friends Katherine & Frank Martucci. All the food was wonderful but this beef tenderloin was fantastic! I asked Katherine if she would share the recipe with us and lucky for us…she did! Ingredients: 1 cup soy sauce – (I use [...]
Scallops with Spinach & Paprika Syrup
I had this scallop dish for dinner at my friends’ (Gary and Jeff) home the other evening. It’s a recipe they adapted from Cooking Light Magazine so it was not only healthy BUT it was also surprisingly delicious. So delicious, in fact, that I asked Chef Jeff to share the recipe here on our website. [...]
Pistachio Chicken
I had this chicken recently at a friend’s shower and it was so delicious I asked for the recipe. The best news is…it’s healthy!! Ingredients: 1 cup pistachios (or pecans), shelled and finely ground 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (or equivalent amount of tenders) 1 tbs [...]
Chicken Salad w/Fresh Peaches in Curry-Lime Dressing
One of my most favorite cookbooks is At Home with the French Classics, by Richard Grausman. Published in 1988, I have a signed copy given to me by Richard (I got to know Richard, as he married a college classmate) dated February 1989. My book has yellowed weathered pages with food stains from being used, [...]
Thai Mango Chicken
This recipe is based on a recipe by Darlene Schmidt (a devotee of Thai cooking). Sometimes these Asian recipes don’t taste like what you get in a restaurant but this one comes really close. The “frying” of the chicken pieces before adding to the sauce is what does the trick. Prep and cooking is surprisingly [...]
