Category Archives: Wine

Mid-July Magical Meals

Posted on July 22, 2024 by dgourmac

Mid-July is a good time to do what I enjoy most — conceive, create, and consume great meals. It’s a time when fresh vegetables are in season and plentiful at local farm stands; it’s a period when I have the … Continue reading →

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June: Seafood, Breads, and Flowers

Posted on July 2, 2024 by dgourmac

It was a month of weather extremes, punctuated by exceptional seafood, successful homemade breads, and sparkling blue hydrangeas. My wife pays a lot of attention to our hydrangeas. Most years the white ones are present in great profusion, but the … Continue reading →

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Vattelappesca Restaurant (in Italian)

Posted on May 3, 2024 by dgourmac

Uno dei migliori ristoranti di Cisternino è Vatellapesca. Il nome bizzarro in realtà significa “come si chiama” o “come si chiama” in italiano. Ho mangiato lì già tre volte durante la mia prima settimana in città, e ogni volta sono … Continue reading →

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Vattelappesca Restaurant

Posted on May 3, 2024 by dgourmac

One of the best restaurants in Cisternino is Vatellapesca. The quirky name actually means “whatchamacallit” or “what’s-his-name” in Italian. I’ve eaten there three times already in my first week in town, and I’ve been delighted each time. The chef is … Continue reading →

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Moroccan Eggplant and Olive Tagine

Posted on April 16, 2024 by dgourmac

Take a trip with me (culinarily of course) to Morocco. We’re going to make a classical Moroccan eggplant dish. In the process we will take a brief detour to a fascinating part of the wine country in both France and … Continue reading →

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Tartufissima – Tagliatelle with Truffles

Posted on April 11, 2024 by dgourmac

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll know that it’s quite unusual for me to prepare a dinner which only required opening a box of pasta, opening a bottle of wine, and serving dinner in 12 minutes. … Continue reading →

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Leftover Legerdemain

Posted on March 24, 2024 by dgourmac

It’s Sunday afternoon and I’m at loose ends. The obvious choice is to go into the refrigerator and mess around with the variety of leftovers I find. In addition, I chose a quart container of broth, auspiciously labeled “Bean Water”, … Continue reading →

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Spinach-Zucchini Risotto — Reprise

Posted on March 23, 2024 by dgourmac

Fourteen years ago I created a recipe that has been a great success over the years. Here’s the original: Tonight, amidst pouring rain outside, I made it again for dinner. The dish I made was close to the original. It … Continue reading →

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Concoction

Posted on March 18, 2024 by dgourmac

Often I make a meal from a combination of small leftovers. Some of these combinations are highly unusual, but I seem to have a sense of how the final dish will come out well — even though it would not … Continue reading →

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Spring Risotto

Posted on February 29, 2024 by dgourmac

I’m not used to thinking about Spring during February. We may have a few days with a warm spell, but that won’t last long in New England. However, global warming may be changing that. A few days ago I was … Continue reading →

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