It’s all Gravy Baby!

Gravy recipe

Tis the season to make gravy. Yummy, rich, flavorful gravy that will make everyone happy … well except for our gluten free friends (sorry guys you will get a fun recipe next week). I want to share with you all a foundational recipe. Something that I learned in culinary school, and can be applied to …

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Holiday Planning

Early Holiday Planning Part 1

Advice from a professional cook Have you already started thinking about the holiday season? We have some pointers for you as pro cooks! If you are looking to outsource the side dishes and apps swing on over to our Thanksgiving Side Dish Menu Menu! Holiday planning can be fun, and when done in small steps …

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Easy Italian Dressing

Easy Italian Dressing

Thinking of what to do with your tomato harvest? Well how about making your own Italian dressing! The good news is that it is very easy. All you need is a blender and the following ingredients: Blend together until thick and adjust seasonings as needed. This recipe will yield you about 1.5 cups of dressing. …

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Kale and Apples

Kale and Apples

The image above is of one of our current meal prep menu items. Kale and apples highlights the season with local apples, slightly dehydrated with chopped walnuts, feta cheese, dried cranberries and microgreens. A great way to start stocking up our bodies with nutrients and minerals as we ( in new england) prepare for cooler …

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Adult Fruit Salad

Adult Fruit Salad with Vodka

Today’s post is fast, just like this recipe, and is a go to favorite of mine that works for a refreshing weekend treat, weeknight dessert or even for entertaining (whenever we can do that again), and it is my adult fruit salad. Perfect for any night of the week and can store well in the …

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Pork Roulade

Pork Roulade

This week we are talking about roulades. Roulades are a dish that is served in the shape of a roll. Roulades are fun, can be made out of cakes, meats, fish, pretty much anything! They are fun and pretty easy to make so let’s talk about making some! Spinach and cheddar pork roulade Ingredients 16 …

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Linguine, Chorizo and Scallops

Linguini & Scallops

This linguine & scallops dish is currently on our summer menu. It has been one of the most popular dishes since it made it’s menu debut about 3 years ago. Although this dish can lean towards an Italian flavor profile, we make ours with a Spanish focus; achieving this through the addition of chorizo sausage. …

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Pork & Fennel Ragout

Pork & Fennel Ragout

This month we made a fun special, pork and fennel ragout with a summer corn succotash. Fennel is abundant this time of year and uniquely pairs with pork and red wine. Stewed low and slow for over a half hour, this ragout gets served with a corn succotash. Corn, zucchini, pearl onions sourced from local …

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Zucchini “lasagna” rolls

Zucchini rolls stuffed ricotta

I have a recipe inspired from a restaurant I used to work for. Slightly time consuming in the beginning, but once you get the hang of it you can whip these out pretty quickly. Great as a meal or as a pull apart party app (whenever we can have parties again). Ingredients 6 Zucchini 1 …

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Tray Bake

Easy Tray Bake

Today we are making our lives simple with sheet tray bakes. This is a default dinner setting for me especially on those lazy days where I don’t feel like doing anything ( cue Bruno Mars song ). I take frozen mixed vegetables, if I feel like chopping up some potatoes I will and add pork …

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Fresh Pesto

Pesto recipe

Today I wanted to talk to you about fresh pesto. It is delicious, bright green (my favorite color) and an automatic flavor booster. If you are looking for a way to elevate your routine dishes there are many ways pesto can help you. I use it as a marinade for chicken and fish. It also …

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Lights, Camera, Action..

Personal view and expression of what is happening in America. Lights.. Here in the USA, Covid -19 has given us a rare opportunity. The opportunity to accept and, work through with, our fellow humans on the injustices minorities face. Particularly, minorities whose skin color is on a sliding scale of golden tan to black coffee. …

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Chorizo Stuffed Cabbage

Chorizo Stuffed Cabbage

Let’s talk about stuffed cabbage, I really enjoy this dish: It tastes great, easy plating and freezes extremely well. These are all of thing we want when planning dinners for ourselves during this time. Today I will share a modified version of my recipe that you can make simply at home. At home we enjoy …

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