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I set out to cook an easy baked pasta dish in a single cast iron skillet and after some research and experimentation, I’ve come to a single conclusion. No-boil baked penne is the greatest kitchen hack ever created. Introducing baked penne with chicken and mozzarella cheese. YES. All you need is one cast iron skillet…
Homemade truffle ketchup—a novel yet simple idea, and possibly one of the most useful and delicious kitchen hacks I’ve ever come across. One of Portland, Maine’s most raved about spots is this tiny bustling lunch restaurant called Duckfat. If you guessed they cook everything with duck fat then you’ve guessed right. Patty and I have…
I went to San Diego and came back with fish taco fever. Seriously. Aside from the perfect climate and beautiful ocean views, San Diego also has an awesome food and cocktail scene. Patty and I went on a family trip to visit her sister and on the last night, I only wanted fish tacos. We…
It’s a hot summer evening and let’s face it, no one feels like cooking indoors. In fact, it’s sacrilegious to not spend as much time outside as possible. Grilling pizza is probably not something people even consider, however it’s been a staple in our family for years! And I guarantee it will be some of…
Squid ink pasta with mussels is essentially mussels arrabiata over ‘black’ squid ink pasta. Yes, you heard me correctly, pasta made with actual squid ink, dying it black. Does it taste any different? I’ll let you be the judge of that. Some say it’s stronger than traditional pasta, but honestly I think it’s the novelty of…
It’s finally 85 degrees out on this spring day as I write this post after one of the coldest, longest New England winters I’ve felt in a long time. We didn’t necessarily get a lot of snow, but it wasn’t until this past week that the weather warmed up passed ‘miserable.’ That’s what you’ve got…
The infamous pan-seared porterhouse steak. It’s surely the king of all things beef. The porterhouse is a large cut of beef that contains both the New York strip (sirloin) and filet mignon cut (tenderloin), separated by a bone. It’s the best of both worlds and the ultimate steak for sharing (or not). This recipe all…
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