Recipes
“One of my passions is developing recipes. Sometimes they are for a client like Hood Milk, for which I developed recipes for Heluva Good Dips and for the cartons of the company’s holiday eggnog. I also worked in New York for Bon Appetit advertising, where I developed recipes and styled them for photo shoots. Two that come to mind are Stella Artois and Spanish Rioja wines.”
Many times, the idea for a recipe comes first, and I’ll develop an article later. I often work in my kitchen to create a recipe from ingredients I have in my refrigerator. If it turns out well, I commit it to memory and make it again to test it.
Forging for clams to make homemade linguine and clams
My Favorite Recipes
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Guess who’s coming to dinner A menu of lobster, crostini and clam fritters sets the course for smooth sailing when (yikes!) an old love meets a new one. My guests…
Fire up the Grill
My introduction to grilling started when I was a very young child. My grandfather would place a large steak in a grill basket, take my hand and lead me down…
Feeding Aphrodite and Adonis
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Pros Create Entertainment Poetry
Have you ever wondered how restaurant owners entertain? I decided to find out, so I asked Gilbert and Kolleen Pepin, owners of the wonderful 902 Main Restaurant in South Yarmouth,…
Exquisite Eating in England
My culinary journey began with a 9 a.m. flight to England. The long but comfortable trip (accompanied by an edible meal, but alas, one not worthy of mention in this…
Eating Italian
Sure, there’s pasta. But there’s also fresh-dug shellfish, asparagus, good wine and leisurely conversation as friends share a traditional meal. A month ago at this time, I was eating my…
Dinner Reading
Through the years I have collected many cookbooks and books about food. No, not many – it’s more like a small truckload. My office is overflowing with books. The other…
Cooking in Quintana Roo
Food stylist John Carafoli finds the Yucatan’s fish, fruits and vegetables are a feast for eyes and stomach. Va-ca-tion: 1.a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually…
Desserts of Christmas Past
Desserts of Christmas Past Returning to the village of Sagamore, a food columnist finds cooks are still making the Italian sweets he remembers growing up. As the holidays approach, I…