by Julie du Pont | Feb 20, 2013 | Gluten Free, Main
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...
by Julie du Pont | Feb 17, 2013 | Gluten Free, Main
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...
by Julie du Pont | Feb 9, 2013 | Gluten Free, Main, 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...
by Julie du Pont | Feb 5, 2013 | Gluten Free, Main
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...
by Julie du Pont | Feb 3, 2013 | Main, Sweet
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....
by Julie du Pont | Jan 30, 2013 | Gluten Free, Main, Week Night
My kids love pork. My kids love apple cider. My kids love dill. So, of course, they love Deb Perelman’s Pork Chops with Apple Cider, Horseradish and Dill. And so does daddy. Why didn’t I think of this combination of apple cider, apple cider vinegar,...