Author Archives: dgourmac

Vegan Crostini and a Vintage Bardolino

Posted on January 23, 2016 by dgourmac

It’s snowing all over the East Coast, but this time, central Massachusetts is escaping the storm.  So having taken all the garbage and recycle to the dump, it was time for my favorite meal of the week, Saturday lunch.  It … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean Fresh

Posted on January 16, 2016 by dgourmac

In the 1980’s one of my favorite restaurants was Joyce Goldstein’s Square One in San Francisco.  It was the essence of the wonders of Mediterranean food, with access to marvelous ingredients in the burgeoning California food scene.  Although the restaurant … Continue reading →

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Crostini

Posted on January 16, 2016 by dgourmac

I’m always finding things to put on toasty-crisp bread, especially for lunch.  As a mostly-vegan food fan, I locate the best ingredients, prepare them to show off their flavors and textures, and when I don’t know what else to do … Continue reading →

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Outrageously Good, Almost-Vegan Lasagna

Posted on January 7, 2016 by dgourmac

In the last two days I was able to gather great ingredients at some of my favorite suppliers: Russo’s — for fresh-picked spinach and some nice beets Whole Foods River Street — Kite Hill Ricotta made from Almond Milk, and … Continue reading →

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Ravioli Rolling Pin + Vegan Ricotta = Great Meal

Posted on December 16, 2015 by dgourmac

Several years ago one of my most energetic graduate students showed a strong interest in food and cooking, so we often talked about it and shared stories and ideas — along with occasionally discussing the program: engineering management.  When he … Continue reading →

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Barbara’s Crab cakes and Villa Creek Rhone-style White Wine

Posted on December 12, 2015 by dgourmac

Very short and sweet: Barbara made her signature crab cakes tonight — baked instead of fried.  Outstanding!  Paired with a 2013 Villa Creek white wine: 80% Grenache Blanc and 20% Rousanne — Rhône Valley by way of Paso Robles.  Perfect … Continue reading →

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Culinary Geography and Today’s Lunch

Posted on December 6, 2015 by dgourmac

Question: What do Massachusetts, California, Peru, India, Greece, Spain, Costa Rica, Italy, and Germany all have in common? Answer: They each provided significant contributions to my lunch today, a relatively simple affair of Bruschetta with Vegan Ricotta and Thinly-Sliced Beets … Continue reading →

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Rye Bread in My New, Custom Bread Pot

Posted on December 5, 2015 by dgourmac

Two and a half years ago, I posted an entry about making Tartine bread in one of Judith Motzkin’s ceramic bread pots.  Since then, my bread-making has become more whole grained, and I’ve developed a real fondness for rye breads.  … Continue reading →

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Your Basic Chinese-Slovenian Lunch

Posted on December 5, 2015 by dgourmac

How’s this for an ingredient-driven meal? packaged non-GMO fried tofu Chinese Flowering Chives one green pepper baby Shiitake mushrooms from MycoTerra 2009 Damijan Ribolla Gialla This quickly turned into a Chinese-Slovenian-Friulian dish for one hungry blogger. Details are below. This … Continue reading →

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Too Seriously?

Posted on October 29, 2015 by dgourmac

Sometimes folks like me are so enthusiastic and effusive about food and wine and our beliefs about what to eat (or not) that some of you may think we take ourselves (and our subject) too seriously.  This post — with … Continue reading →

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