Seen first in the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, adapted from Some Like it Hot: 200 Spicy Vegetarian Recipes from Around the World by Robin Robertson (Plume, 1998). We love to make this dish in the summertime when the Thai basil is waist-high. This recipe serves two. I … [Read more...]
Butter-Braised Oysters on Greens
Gourmet, February 2000, described this dish as "ideal winter comfort food". We have found it ideal, indeed heavenly, in all seasons. This recipe is our first choice when we score a jar of shucked oysters. Gourmet claimed that the recipe serves 4, but the two of us never have any … [Read more...]
Shrimp Boiled in Beer
From The New York Times Cook Book by Craig Claiborne (1961). We started boiling shrimp in beer in the 1970's and now we need only the promise of at least one extra family member for dinner to find some excellent wild North American shrimp (not easy nowadays). … [Read more...]
Chicken Pot Pie
Comfort food at its best. Andy asked for Chicken Pot Pie for his sixteenth birthday dinner. Instead of a cake, we had sixteen biscuits on top. We didn’t get too far with birthday candles on the biscuits, though. The chicken pot pie recipe became notorious in the … [Read more...]
Shrimp Fra Diavolo
Adapted from Cooks Illustrated, November & December 2001. One of our favorite dinners. On the rare occasions we entertain anyone who is not family, we serve Shrimp Fra Diavolo--what is known around here as "the one with the fire," though the Italian translation is "Brother … [Read more...]
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