Creamy Polenta with Spicy Summer Vegetable Ragu

Creamy Polenta with Spicy Summer Vegetable Ragu

Slow to get moving, we had a cup of hotel coffee that wasn’t entirely unpalatable and then a walk on the overcast beach before pointing the car towards the hills where more vineyards awaited us. Having driven this coastline before, I remembered a little sandwich shop...
Quick Pickled Cucumbers

Quick Pickled Cucumbers

Here is something simple to make as as a side dish or an accompaniment to grilled burgers or fish. Forget about the store bought pickles…these are cool, crisp, actually, I’m a bit addicted to these at the moment, eating them on sliced bread with a little...
Spicy Noodle Salad

Spicy Noodle Salad

Fishers Island holds a special place in my heart as it was the place where my family would gather during the summer months, where I raised my son for the first years of his life and where I realized my true passion and talent for cooking. My husband at the time Tom,...
Homemade Vanilla Honey Yogurt

Homemade Vanilla Honey Yogurt

Yogurt..I wondered if I could make it without all of the gadgets, making it the old fashion way. Let’s face it, back in 1500 BC they weren’t making yogurt with electric yogurt makers. I remembered my mother making it back in the seventies and I recalled...
Bread Pudding

Bread Pudding

ser·en·dip·i·ty: an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. Serendipity. It’s all over the place, at least that’s how I see it. I have “an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident”. Call them coincidences, chance or kizmit,...
Caramelized Onion & Red Pepper Tamales with Verde Sauce

Caramelized Onion & Red Pepper Tamales with Verde Sauce

I have a real passion for Mexican food fused with a French twist. I love the delicate nature of French cuisine mixed with the comforting textures of Mexican dishes, the exceptional use of herbs in French along with the directness of seasoning with chilies in Mexican...