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Easy Thrown Together Rack of Lamb recipe with greens and Pomegranate Wine Sauce

September 27, 2016

Some nights, I’m not prepared with a recipe or the recipe I planned turns out to take too much time and I started too late, forgot to thaw the meat in time, or I’m simply missing an ingredient. So I buy extra ingredients to make a quick backup meal that I could “throw together” as … More Easy Thrown Together Rack of Lamb recipe with greens and Pomegranate Wine Sauce

Local Quail Eggs & Foraged Chanterelles

September 7, 2016

Is this breakfast obnoxious or what?!  Fresh local quail eggs from a friend who randomly has quails + chanterelles locally foraged and cooked with love by a Frenchman. Don’t bother asking where the good mushroom spots are. This information is top secret among mushroom-hunters!  Michael Pollan would approve. Shout out to my very talented artist … More Local Quail Eggs & Foraged Chanterelles

Real Simple Linguine with Soppressata and Arugula

September 6, 2016

I’m trying to cut carbs, but let’s face it.  Everyone loves the occasional special pasta dish. And with kids, it’s fast, easy, and pleasing. You mean, I don’t have negotiate bites or deal with full-on refusals to eat?! SOLD We are sensitive to spicy foods so I used sweet soppressata. Red Pepper flakes? Puhhleaze…not happening. … More Real Simple Linguine with Soppressata and Arugula

Cosima Baltimore, MD

September 6, 2016

We finally made it to Donna Crivello’s newest venture, showcasing Southern Italian cuisine. Cosima sits behind the blue neon Mill No. 1 sign you pass on the Jones Falls Expressway (83), among the labyrinth of the burgeoning Woodberry area west of Hampden. The atmosphere was chic and cozy, the entrance unique.  If you’re not paying … More Cosima Baltimore, MD