Author Archives: dgourmac

Vegetable Garden Soup

Posted on December 25, 2021 by dgourmac

In the previous post I mentioned the Romagnolis. Franco and Margaret were my earliest teachers of the joys of Cucina Italiana. One of their lesser-known cookbooks is Zuppa!, and that was the source of a simple and delicious vegetable soup … Continue reading →

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Ravioli – Cannelloni – Chanukah

Posted on December 25, 2021 by dgourmac

Chanukah arrived early this year, which provided a couple of good occasions for making and enjoying fresh pasta. The feature ingredients were fresh-picked spinach from Small Farm and Kite Hill Almond Milk Ricotta from Whole Foods. The 8th and last … Continue reading →

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Miscellaneous November Highlights in Our Kitchen

Posted on December 5, 2021 by dgourmac

Just for the record, here are the previously-unpublished best dishes of the month, with and without animal protein. Vegetarian. Seafood

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White-Tailed Deer in November

Posted on December 5, 2021 by dgourmac

Whether it be woods, parks, or suburbs, most anywhere in Massachusetts, you will see white-tailed deer in November. Opinions vary significantly on whether this is a good thing or not. Pros: they look cute, they are good targets for hunting, … Continue reading →

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Lunch with Friends in Maine

Posted on December 5, 2021 by dgourmac

We have close friends who live in Portland, ME. It’s about a 2-hour drive to go there, so we don’t go often. A better solution is often to meet halfway, which is usually Portsmouth, NH. When we decided to get … Continue reading →

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Another Take on Spanish Octopus

Posted on December 5, 2021 by dgourmac

Here is Chef John’s approach, which I recently applied to 4 octopus legs from New Deal Fish Market: and the full recipe is here: https://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2017/07/spanish-octopus-now-100-trick-free.html I made this for lunch one afternoon, as shown below.

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Lunch with Gemma

Posted on December 4, 2021 by dgourmac

Our friend Gemma is one person whose food and wine tastes resonate closely with ours, so I was delighted to get a message recently that she would come for a visit and stay for lunch. Her timing was excellent. I … Continue reading →

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Krasi – Meze & Wine

Posted on December 4, 2021 by dgourmac

One of my favorite haunts for food and wine is Eataly Boston. It has excellent selections of some of my favorite Italian foods. It’s a large store, and it is often crowded, so as one who despises crowds (even BEFORE … Continue reading →

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Erbaluce

Posted on December 4, 2021 by dgourmac

Since I’m a month and a half behind on my blogging, I make no pretense about maintaining chronological order — this is Catch-Up time! This first post is about two lunches this week, featuring a white wine from Piedmont, a … Continue reading →

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Spanish Tortilla with Prosciutto

Posted on November 2, 2021 by dgourmac

I have two reference points for Spanish cooking. One is Claudia Roden, an author with a wide range of cookbooks touching much of the Mediterranean. She is also the author of Food of Spain, a magnificent compendium with 609 pages … Continue reading →

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