Category Archives: Entrees

Pan-Seared Duck Breast

After missing my birthday for the past ten years by weeks, and sometimes months, one of my dear friends surprised me this year with Thomas Keller’s ad hoc at home cookbook.  Last year, after making sure that it was not … Continue reading

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Pork with Clams

M went to Portugal many years ago and still cannot stop talking about Pork with Clams, the popular signature dish of the Alentejo region.  I enjoy pork and I love clams but these two items together just didn’t resonate with … Continue reading

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Crab Cakes with Mango Salsa and Smoky Chile Dressing

Crab cakes make me happy.  They remind me of summer and sun and the outdoors.  I love enjoying a crab cake with a chilled glass of white wine on a patio somewhere, be it near the beach or in a … Continue reading

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Rabbit Ragu with Homemade Pappardelle

I have been thinking about rabbit a lot lately.  Glenn Close feels bad about boiling one in Fatal Attraction, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland comes out this weekend  and Easter is just around the corner.   This week’s New York Times … Continue reading

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The Best Tuna Meatballs

Cinnamon and…tuna?  You better believe it!  I think of cinnamon often but rarely do I think of it and tuna at the same time.  Cinnamon rolls. Cinnamon toast.  Cinnamon and oatmeal.  Sure.  But cinnamon tuna? Jamie Oliver has a recipe … Continue reading

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