Lamb Shoulder and Spinach Curry

Lamb Shoulder and Spinach Curry

A gift of some tasty Indian spices and a craving for some not too heavy Indian food prompted me to make this lamb shoulder and spinach curry this weekend. I didn’t follow a recipe per se.  Instead, I toured a variety of online sources and a cookbook or two and...
Mushroom Frittata with Truffle Cheese

Mushroom Frittata with Truffle Cheese

This Mushroom Frittata with Truffle Cheese is the perfect weekend egg dish to serve to guests OR just yourself after a really crappy week.  It’s quick, savory and mildly indulgent. Truffle cheese could be my favorite cheese on this planet.  There are many...
Caviar Lentil Soup

Caviar Lentil Soup

Well, we certainly found Nemo out here in Connecticut — one and a half feet of him. Snowed in and no where to go, I opened up my cupboards and went shopping for some ingredients for soup on this blistery and bright day.  I wound up making this Caviar Lentil...
Very Meaty Bolognese Sauce

Very Meaty Bolognese Sauce

Sometimes in the middle of winter, I really miss my Brooklyn.  Not merely because my commute was a lot shorter and my social life a lot more active when I lived there, but because you could get a really good Bolognese sauce at a number of different restaurants, all of...
Gooey Cinnamon Squares

Gooey Cinnamon Squares

I am not a baker.  In fact, I barely have a sweet tooth.  But my five year old daughter thought that the Gooey Cinnamon Squares in the Smitten Kitchen cookbook looked really good so she suggested that we make them on Saturday.  She’ll make a baker out of me yet....
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