Vegan Mushroom Bourguignon

Vegan Mushroom Bourguignon

I would toil away late into the evening in the back of my little store, in the kitchen with an apartment electric oven and limited supplies. After my long day, and after all of my customers had left, I would clean up, sweep the floors and then begin preparations for...
Provencal Asparagus Tart

Provencal Asparagus Tart

There is something about French Provencal food that really speaks to me. Haute Provence cuisine is a much lighter and simpler style of cooking verses Haute Cuisine, which is what a lot of people associate with French cooking. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region of...
Apple-Cherry Pie

Apple-Cherry Pie

Years ago, when I had my gourmet shop on Fishers Island, my mother-in-law at the time, Anna, would make pies and cookies for me to sell at the store. I decided to sell the pies for fifteen dollars, which Anna thought was outrageously expensive. However, the minute I...
Buttermilk English Muffins

Buttermilk English Muffins

Today, most Americans think of Thomas’ when English muffins are mentioned. Jane Austen acknowledges the muffin man in her novel Persuasion and of course there is the old English nursery rhyme, “Muffin Man” from the early 19th century. The type of muffins that were...
Vegetarian Mushroom Stroganoff

Vegetarian Mushroom Stroganoff

A wonderful warm and delicious vegetarian mushroom stroganoff recipe with a splash of white wine. I’ve made this with olive oil instead of butter, and a smaller amount of sour cream than most stroganoff recipes.     Vegetarian Mushroom Stroganoff This is a dish...
Roasted Pepper, Artichoke and Cannellini Bean Salad

Roasted Pepper, Artichoke and Cannellini Bean Salad

Life at my day job as a Realtor has been roller-coaster of changes by the hour since our town has gone into lock-down mode. I had a conversation with a friend that personified all that is and will be so challenging during this period. We are all concerned about...