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Bangers and Mash with Caramelized Onions

Bangers and Mash with Caramelized Onions

Do you have big plans for this upcoming St. Paddy’s Day?  With it being on a school night this year we are going to be low-key.  I had intentions of brining a beef brisket, but time ran away from me this year.  Next year, I definitely will, and you should too.  It is easy, not more »

Can You Drink Red Wine with Fish

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I hope to tear down a few taboo walls here today. I plan to do it with an unusual recipe for Spiced Salmon with Wine Braised Shallots, Edamame & Sunchoke Puree I adapted from Holly Peterson, CIA. The wall that’s about to tumble today is the old belief that red wine is for meat and more »

Grilled Duck with Cherry Dipping Sauce

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My dad retired to what I like to call the High Country some twenty years ago.  Since then he has relocated to Nevada.  Regardless, I have very fond memories of my time spent up there with family.  He lived in a small rural area in Montana that had the population of a small village, it more »

Steamed Clams

Steamed Clams

  Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death not only among men but also women.   In fact, it is on the rise among women.  I attribute these changes to our fast paced lives of managing our careers, families, eating poorly and not moving our bodies enough.  We all can more »