Tuna Salad with a Twist

I've always had a love-hate relationship with canned tuna. Growing up Catholic, it was a big part of my diet, what with all t…

Creamy Roasted Vegetable Gazpacho

I've been buying Muuna Cottage Cheese ever since I tried it last year. It makes a good quick snack that's a bit differen…

Daniela

We visited Daniela's original location, a tiny storefront on 36th Street, when we were writing our first book, Food Lovers…

Sweet Potato Black Bean Patties

This was one of those meals that I threw together to use up various oddball ingredients we had hanging around. We had just receiv…

Maryland Dogs

Upstate New York's Hofmann Sausage Company has been around since 1879 but only started expanding their market in 2013. If you…

Maryland's Chesapeake

Mr Minx and I spent much of last year writing a book - Maryland's Chesapeake, How the Bay and Its Bounty Shaped a Cuisine . W…

Bloody Mary Gazpacho

I love making gazpacho in the summertime. It's a great way to get in one's daily recommended intake of fruits and vegetab…

Spicy Gazpacho with Jerk Pickled Shrimp Will Become Your Favourite Summer Dish

So, it's the end of June and it's finally getting really hot and that means I don't want to eat hot food anymore. I s…

RECIPE| Chorizo, turkey, lentil medley with Muir Glen's Organic Tomatoes

We recently moved downtown and having to think of new things to cook for lunch and dinner is starting to consume a lot of our tim…

Cut The Time in Half by Pressure Cooking Your Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

I have been making tons of pasta in my Instant Pot but the final frontier, for me, was to make meatballs with sauce. I will apolo…

Why The World Is A Better Place Because Pressure Cooker Rigatoni With Meat Sauce Exists

Okay my people, the Instant Pot adventure continues. If you love to cook but live under a rock, the Instant Pot is a 7 in 1 elect…

Pasta With Raw Tomato Sauce and Bocconcini

One of my absolute favourite ways to eat really ripe tomatoes is in a raw sauce with pasta. I spent some time in Milan and this w…

Recipe: Shakshuka (Middle Eastern Simmered Eggs in Tomato Sauce)

Being away from my home country, it's always interesting to see from afar, and read about, the different food trends going on…

Merguez Ragout with Poached Eggs

I was perusing Serious Eats recently and came upon a photo so stunning, it stopped me in my tracks. Go ahead - go look. Gorgeous…

Kitchen Sink Chili and Cornbread

When the Ravens play at 4pm, we tend to eat dinner in front of the television. Most of the time, I'll make something that doe…

Paella

The July issue of Bon Appetit featured a recipe for grilled lobster paella that turned me on so much, I immediately ordered a pa…