Category Archives: Family

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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Last two meals in August: Pasta with Vegetables, and Potato, Red Onion and Pecorino Pizza

Posted on September 6, 2014 by dgourmac

With Farmers Markets on both Saturday and Sunday, the end of August was an opportunity to indulge in our favorite adventures — a meal replete with pasta and great vegetables one day, and Sarah and the family the next day … Continue reading →

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Family, Food, Regional Cooking, and Identity

Posted on February 13, 2014 by dgourmac

I was particularly attracted to a small poster I saw recently on Facebook: It purports to be a quote from Marcella, but I can’t verify that, although it is consistent with her observations throughout her cookbooks.  Not long after seeing … Continue reading →

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Supplement: Video Interview with Ravioli Chefs

Posted on January 12, 2014 by dgourmac

In last Sunday’s blog, we featured homemade ravioli.  Here is a brief interview with the chefs:

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187 degrees out of phase

Posted on January 5, 2014 by dgourmac

Except for breakfast, lunch, and dinner today, Barbara and I ate all our meals together, as we usually do.  Why was that, you ask?  Well, when you and your life partner are 187 degrees out-of-phase with your biorhythms and food … Continue reading →

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Saturday morning cooking with the grandsons

Posted on January 5, 2014 by dgourmac

It was 1º F. when we woke up yesterday morning.  Sarah and Nathan were dropping the D boys off at our place at 9 AM, and I had the pleasure of keeping them busy for the next 4-5 hours, until … Continue reading →

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Good Friends, Good Food, and Some Wine

Posted on December 23, 2013 by dgourmac

Aaron’s here for a week, and last night we celebrated with some of his very good friends.  Having established a tradition of sharing good food and wine with this group, it was a perfect time to do it again. Barbara … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Dinner on Friday

Posted on December 3, 2013 by dgourmac

Why not?  It gives our daughter and family an uncontested opportunity to be with in-laws and turkey on Thursday, and with us and a vegan dinner on Friday.  Small family gathering, but one of Barbara’s best dinners ever, in my … Continue reading →

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Dining Out, Dining In

Posted on November 28, 2013 by dgourmac

Dining Out Last Friday night was a big one from a food and friends standpoint: we had a long-awaited dinner with Stacy and Vince at Bondir Restaurant in Cambridge.  It’s always fun to be with them, and the restaurant lived … Continue reading →

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Verde Valley, Arizona — Family, food and wine visit

Posted on November 10, 2013 by dgourmac

Last week we went to Cottonwood, the center of the Verde Valley in central Arizona.  Our son is studying viticulture and winemaking in a program at Yavapai College there, and he is applying those studies in the local wineries and … Continue reading →

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