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taste of argentina

March 20, 2011 · 9 Comments

I just returned from Argentina – one of the most tremendous voyages that Joe and I have taken together to date -and could not be any more ecstatic to share the beauty of the country and cuisine with my fellow food-lovers. The journey was extraordinarily inspirational to me on both a spiritual and a culinary level. The common thread between the people we encountered was a simple lifestyle and more specifically, a lifestyle that clearly exuded passion- whether that was passion for growing grapes or olives, making wine, or living off the land. They didn’t seem caught up in the day-to-day ultimately inconsequential matters and stressors that take years off our lives here in the US and in most Westernized industrialized nations. Instead, they were connected with each other and the land. Read more »

Categories: Travel

blackened salmon & pineapple salsa

February 28, 2011 · 5 Comments

I am on the cusp of my Argentine escapade and disappointingly, my pre-trip M.O. remains the same for better or worse: not a damn thing is packed and I have a laundry list of chores that must get done before leaving. On the bright side of things, I will be chillin’ with a glass of wine and gazing at acres upon acres of grapes exactly one week from now! That vision alone is enough to get me through the chaos of the next few days… Read more »

Categories: Main Dish

soup’s on!

February 21, 2011 · 3 Comments

Happy President’s Day! I hope everyone’s been enjoying the long weekend as much as I have… Free time is something I – like most people – truly cherish. It gives you the opportunity to “catch up” on all of the things that you want to do (or do more of), but never seem to find as much time for as you would like – work around the house, a longer workout, grocery shopping, seeing family and friends, etc… Joe and I have been able to do a little of each this weekend and it’s been extraordinarily gratifying. Can we arrange for the 8-day week? I swear if I had one more day, I’d be able to accomplish everything I always hope to… Read more »

Categories: Soup

this valentine’s day, i heart my family

February 13, 2011 · 4 Comments

I was flipping through Ina’s latest cookbook, How Easy Is That?, in search of a snack enticing enough for my (basically) un-health conscious family, but healthy enough to meet my standards for our annual winter family get together / food fest. Every winter for the past ten years or so, my family and I pack up the car and take a trip to see my aunt, uncle, and cousins in New England for a weekend of catching up, cooking old family favorites, overindulging, and drinking good wine. They in turn make the trip down to Jersey every August for a similar event hosted at my parent’s house. Food is the main feature of both weekends, but if you dig a little deeper, you’ll realize that the food is providing much more than caloric sustenance to this crew. Read more »