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For me, a 4th of July menu elicits thoughts of a charcoal grill set up on Olivo’s Beach in Narragansett early in the morning. Lighter fluid would hit the charcoal briquettes and set [...]

Celery Soup Recipe If you know me, you know I love to cook and eat – A LOT! While cooking gives me a sense of satisfaction, eating all of the time? Eh, not so much. There’s a fairly [...]

We don’t like to blow our horn too much. But toot-toot, we have a winner! Basil, garlic, fresh green onions, and leafy cilantro make this dish fresh and light. We were still able to [...]

Let’s face it, New England got off fairly easily in the winter of 21/22. Our spring might be off to a slow start, but apparently, Mother Nature is over that, because she’s jacking the [...]

CANDY CANE MARTINI INGREDIENTS 2 oz. vanilla vodka 1 oz peppermint schnaps 1 oz. Mr. Stacks Sinnamon Schnapps 1 oz. milk or cream  INSTRUCTIONS Line the rim of your favorite martini glass [...]

Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker Call me old-fashioned, or maybe I’m just a simple persona in that I adore a good tradition. Yearly rituals help me to punctuate the moments in my life. [...]

Who has time during the holidays? Shopping, wrapping, sipping with friends – time is precious this time of year. But good food doesn’t always have to take forever. Sure, it’s [...]

Braised Short Rib Gnocchi Recipe Let’s face it, pretty much everybody is a foodie these days. Sushi is out, ceviche, poke, and crudo are in. If the cheese is in pre-cut rectangular pieces, [...]

Those French have so many culinary bragging rights- French bread, French fries, French onion soup! Actually, the French can’t technically take credit for the fries, those are from Belgium. [...]

Do you ever wish you could mix a Mexican Fiesta and New England Fall Festival?  Alright, I admit, it’s pretty random; they’re not two things you often think of combining. But, if [...]