Recipes and menu ideas for a summer Indian dinner, yellowfin tuna, peach andouille basil flatbread and blackened amberjack (or other hearty fish). Fighting the heat with Indian food When the temps are in the 90s, I like meals with fresh, spicy, bold flavors like Vietnamese, Thai, Mexican or Indian. On a hot night recently I …
Marinara sauce is easy to make if you have time, but if you rather use a jar of pasta sauce, I’ve got some ideas (backed up by years of research) for taking it to the next level. ~~ In our house Wednesday is not Prince spaghetti day, Friday is. That makes no sense to you unless …
“We could not now take time for further search or consideration, our victuals being much spent, especially our beer, and it being now the 19th of December.” Those words from the diary of a Mayflower passenger are attributed to William Bradford who later became the governor of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. The Mayflower’s original destination …
My best friend had plans to attend her freshman daughter’s Parents Weekend at the University of Vermont in Burlington. Her husband wanted to stay home with their high school son so they asked me if I could take time off to go. She planned to stop in Boston to visit her other daughter, a college …
I grew up in Massachusetts — land of Filene’s and Jordan Marsh department stores, both chains now long gone. The Jordan Marsh in Braintree in the South Shore Shopping Plaza had a counter where you could buy their famous blueberry muffins. I’m not sure if the muffins were baked there or at their downtown Boston …
Chicken Parmesan or Parmigiana is a classic, comfort food recipe that’s easy and quick enough to make for a weeknight dinner. Serve with spaghetti or linguine marinara on the side. Garlic bread would be nice too. And red wine. ~~ Time flew away from me the other night and all of a sudden it was 7:00 …
Grabbing the Gusto 