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Salt Cod

Posted on July 29, 2023 by dgourmac

This is a short story about a couple of meals I made recently, featuring salt cod. As often happens with me and food, it’s also a story about history, geography, culture, and great food. The specific meals triggering the story … Continue reading →

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Great Food with Old Friends in Portland

Posted on July 21, 2023 by dgourmac

We visited our dear friends, Pat and Peter, in Portland, Maine, this week. We first met 48 years ago and have been close ever since. This was an overnight visit with plenty of opportunities to enjoy the food scene in … Continue reading →

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Pasta with Wild Mushrooms

Posted on July 12, 2023 by dgourmac

After making the beet ravioli, I still had some fresh pasta sheets available, so I decided to make linguine with it, and do some sort of a mushroom sauce. A bit of research in my recipe files turned up this … Continue reading →

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Casunziei – Beet-Filled Ravioli from the Dolomites

Posted on July 8, 2023 by dgourmac

The full name for this dish is Casunziei all’Ampezzana. It is a hearty beet-filled ravioli, originating in the mountains of what is now northern Italy. This region (the Dolomites) were part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire until the end of World … Continue reading →

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The Art of Cultivating Leftovers

Posted on July 3, 2023 by dgourmac

We’ve been cooking a lot lately, in fact much more than we’ve been eating. There are several reasons. One is the discovery of a book on Pasta, and there are recipes in it that I’m eager to try. Another reason … Continue reading →

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Geometry of Pasta – Fregola in Cassola

Posted on June 30, 2023 by dgourmac

One of my more unusual cookbooks is The Geometry of Pasta. Here is a quote from the NPR review of the book, when it was published in 2010: “Pasta comes in a myriad of wonderful shapes — tubes and spirals, … Continue reading →

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Anniversary Dinner at Pammy’s

Posted on June 30, 2023 by dgourmac

It’s beginning to be a new tradition: our wedding anniversary dinner at Pammy’s restaurant in Cambridge. This week my wife and I celebrated #58 with another excellent meal there. I write this blog post as much for me as I … Continue reading →

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Lunch from Almost Nothing

Posted on June 27, 2023 by dgourmac

Today’s lunch required some ingenuity. Having had bread as the centerpiece for the past four meals, I decided against sandwiches in any form. The refrigerator was about half empty, so many of my favorites were not available. The leftovers roster … Continue reading →

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Notable Dishes in April and May

Posted on June 18, 2023 by dgourmac

Now that I’m mostly caught up with blog entries for my fans, I will close out the Spring season with a brief selection of tasty and attractive dishes. None of these were important enough for a full story, but I … Continue reading →

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Springtime in the Yard: Flowers, Turkeys, and the Fox

Posted on June 18, 2023 by dgourmac

I don’t always write about food and wine. This post is a celebration of the way Springtime brings the beauty of flowers and wildlife to our bucolic grounds. Flowers explode all around us. We love when the trees and bushes … Continue reading →

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