Monthly Archives: January 2015

Miami Beach, Cuba, and then….Fregula Sarda at home

Posted on January 22, 2015 by dgourmac

The break in my communications from January 6-14 was for an amazing trip to Cuba.  We went with a group from our synagogue on a cultural/religious mission in support of the remaining Jewish community there.  It was marvelous in many … Continue reading →

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Lunch Yesterday, Dinner Tonight

Posted on January 5, 2015 by dgourmac

As we prepare to leave for eight days in Cuba starting tomorrow, we are binging a bit on vegetables and salads, which may not be the healthiest things for us to eat there.  You will also notice a reprise of … Continue reading →

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Wild Mushrooms, Caponata, Rosemary-Ciabatta

Posted on January 3, 2015 by dgourmac

Today was opening day for the Cambridge, MA, Winter Farmers Market.  It was also the first time I have been to this market, in any year. Last week when I looked over the list of vendors, there were two in … Continue reading →

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Caponata Smackdown

Posted on January 2, 2015 by dgourmac

One of the Italian dishes I adore is Caponata, a Sicilian eggplant treat with strong overtones of the island’s Arabic influences.  The current population of Italy is 60,254,297 people, so there must be at least 60 million recipes for Caponata.  … Continue reading →

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New Year Eclectic

Posted on January 1, 2015 by dgourmac

Hope you had a good New Year’s celebration.  For us, it is one of the most understated holidays of all, so we chose to have our grandsons (ages 7 and 9) stay overnight; that way both we and the young … Continue reading →

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