Yes, this is osso buco stew, not osso buco. Why? Mainly because sometimes I am lazy. I did not want to have to check it and baste it, especially since it was an amazing miracle that the pot I cooked it in even fit in my countertop oven. Yes, [...]
I’ve never been a big fan of Valentine’s -all those silly chalky conversation hearts that taste like Tums just don’t do it for me. Most years it just feels like another “Hallmark holiday” – I mean, if you truly love someone, do you really need a special day during [...]
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I’m the gluten free husband, Ryan, and I decided today to muster up the courage and try a gluten free recipe on my own! That’s right – Jenn was nowhere to be seen during the making of this dish. I have been waiting on my new job to start and [...]
Aperitifs seem to be pretty popular here, and almost every time I have gone out to eat, we socialize and drink from the cocktail menu before ever thinking about ordering food. It’s a type of restauranting that is very different from what I am accustomed [...]
Simplicity can come in a bowl.
There are days when it takes all the energy I have to convince myself to drag my feet down the icy sidewalk, wind whipping at my face and chapped lips, hunching my shoulders up to try to keep my scarf in place as I walk home after [...]
My husband and I were both super excited when Starbucks came out with their gluten free orange cake, and since then have indulged in many more However, my father in law can’t have oranges due to the crazy number of allergies he has [...]
My boss planned this awesome dinner for tonight to celebrate the career and retirement of one of our colleagues….it was absolutely extravagant and fantastic – it was a 5 course tasting menu:
1st course: grilled scallop on top of a cod terrine
Wine: sauvignon blanc (Marlborough, NZ)
2nd course: saffron and truffle oil taglioni with parmasean
Wine: white burgundy [...]
Ok so here is what I ate today (totally NOT dieting while in Newfoundland) – I am in a fantastic locale and taking full advantage of the local fare:
Lunch was a cafe near the hotel:
cod au gratin – FRESH cod in a cream base baked with melty cheddar cheese
strawberry spinach salad – some of the [...]