This is a wonderful warm salad on it's own combined with Butternut Squash, Bosc Pear, and Star Anise Soup as a complete meal. Ingredients for the salad: 4 slices bacon cut into 1/4 inch dice 1 pound Brussels Sprouts, any brown or damaged outer leaves discarded 1 large shallot, finely diced Kosher salt and freshly
This weeks inspiration comes from the pear tree in my back yard and my weekly CSA at Green Meadow Farms. Squash soup is a classic and star anise really brightens it up. I think a warm salad lends a certain elegance. Check out this excellent pairing Warm Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Shallots and Bacon.
“Pickled blueberries?” That piqued my interest. It was on the menu at Brine (www.brineoyster.com), one of my favorite restaurants on the North Shore. The minute I saw it I knew I wanted to try to make it on my own. And, I had just discovered an acre of wild blueberries at the Breakheart Reservation in
I love this time of year! The fall bounty of eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, squash, onions, and garlic is irresistible. I looked in my refrigerator and everything I needed to make ratatouille was staring right up at me. When I was working at La Cuisine Catering in Los Angeles, a lifetime ago, my boss and mentor,