Don’t be counting fat & cholesterol grams on this one but hey…doesn’t everyone deserve a reprieve once in a while? This decadently rich and creamy penne carbonara is another favorite recipe from my friend Vicki in Maine. It’s from the wonderful (but now-out-of-print) Rogers Gray Italian Country Cookbook by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers. Like [...]
Rice/Pasta/Grains 
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 [...]
Pasta with Kale Pesto & Roasted Butternut Squash
It’s autumn and time to return to the wonderfully-healthy seasonal produce in our gardens and farm stores. This recipe (adapted from a New York Times recipe) uses two of the most healthy veggies you can eat — kale and squash. Kale is loaded with Vitamins A, C and K (anti-inflammatory) and Calcium. Butternut Squash [...]
Penne with Asparagus, Peas & Mushrooms
This recipe originates from Philadelphia’s revolutionary restaurant, White Dog Cafe. My son, Gregg, was a waiter there after he graduated from college and through him I learned of this wonderful restaurant. Their mission was, and always remains, to be a socially responsible business dedicated to supporting farmers and local agriculture. Oh, I did I mention…this [...]
Wild Rice Salad
This recipe is from Yotam Ottolenghi. He is one of the most exciting new talents in the cooking world, with four fabulous London Restaurants and a weekly newspaper column that’s read by foodies all over the world. His new cookbook, Plenty, is flying off the shelves at Hammertown. It is a collection of 120 vegetarian [...]
Gwyneth’s Fried-Zucchini Spaghetti
This recipe comes from Gwyneth Paltrow’s new cookbook: My Father’s Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness. We just got her cookbook in this week and I love it! It’s a warm, engaging cookbook, which is a tribute of her love to her father and her family. And, it reflects her belief that sharing [...]
Baked Eggplant with Tzatziki
We just received a great series of tiny cookbooks…$7.99 each. Each book has 200 recipes. This is from 200 Delicious Low Calorie Recipes for healthy breakfasts, lovely lunches, nutritious suppers and even guilt-free cakes. It’s a great cookbook series! This week we’re doing things a little backwards. I haven’t had time to make this recipe [...]
Morning Gruel (unattractive but oh, so healthy)
Thanks to the big ice storm, over the last week I was alternatively without electricity and phone so I spent most of the week at the Hammertown Main House with my son, his roommate Mark and his girlfriend Brooke. They eat this every morning so, being a good guest, I really tried to embrace it. [...]
Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Kale
It’s June and we’ve finally got fresh-picked greens to cook with. In fact, I just got my first share from our local CSA, Sol Flower Farms, and it was loaded with great stuff like spinach, arugula, baby bok choy and one of my favorites — KALE! So course, I turned to Alice Waters for a [...]
Homemade “Clif Bars”
Lower in sugar than the original Clif Bars, this healthy recipe leaves plenty of room for variation depending on tastes, allergies and whatever you may have in the pantry.
