Ahoy Foodies! St.Patrick’s Day is creeping up fast (March 17th), and if you’re even a little Irish you’re likely beginning to hatch plans to make homemade corned beef and cabbage, or Irish stew for the big day. But what on earth are you going to serve your vegetarian and vegan friends? You can give them […]
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Beef Bourguignonne, By Request
Ahoy Foodies! I made a wicked good batch of Beef Bourguignonne recently, adapted from a recipe in Lisa Schroeder and Danielle Centoni’s beautiful new book, Mother’s Best (Taunton, 2009). My guests loved it, I liked it (in fact I had it for breakfast just moments ago), and my buddies on Facebook have been clamouring for […]
Irish Mashers with Garlic and Cheddar
Ahoy Foodies! I promised that I would pen a few recipes inspired by the lovely trip I took with my father, brother, and Mr. Tofu to Ireland, but truthfully the weather was so sunny and warm, it’s been hard to get a hankerin’ for potatoes and the like. Until yesterday, when a huge grey cloud […]