Bigger Fish to Fry

Bigger Fish to Fry

by | Jun 13, 2017

When it comes to getting away (from it all and for a decent stretch of time), how often is too often, if there even is such a thing? How much is not enough? I just returned from a week-long vacation after having not been on one for over three years, so, to answer my...

For the Love of Food

by | Oct 27, 2016

ICYMI, this past Monday, October 24, was Food Day, an annual national celebration headed up by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. It was created a handful of years ago to encourage Americans to be more mindful about their eating habits and take ownership...

Fishing for compliments

by | Dec 26, 2014

For the second year in a row, I shared kitchen duties with my mom for our family’s Christmas Eve dinner. My mom handled all the fish dishes (I’ve written about our Italian fish tradition previously here) and I was in charge of the rest, which included a...

La Festa dei Sette Pesci

by | Dec 25, 2012

I’m too full to make up a new post for today, so I’m recycling last year’s.  Going to lie down now. As I scour my wardrobe looking for a pair of pants with an elasticized waist, I reminisce about Christmas Eves past at my parents’ house and...

Flex your mussel

by | Jul 12, 2010

Welcome, class, to today’s Fresh Pick: MUSSELS The term “mussel” is used for several families of bivalve molluscs inhabiting lakes, rivers, and creeks, as well as intertidal areas along coastlines worldwide. The freshwater and saltwater mussels are...