I’ve made my thoughts on Valentine’s Day well known, so much so that I posted my rant twice. Despite my general disdain for the overly commercialized holiday that it is, I still enjoy making a nice meal for my wife. Last year I wrote post about our Valentine’s Day tradition, but I didn’t post my [...]
A new twist on a family holiday staple
January 7, 2010 By 14 Comments
Growing up we always made the trek to the north shore of Boston from where we lived in New Jersey for the Christmas holiday. The first stop on our trip was to my father’s parents, followed by my mother’s parents who lived less than an hour away in New Hampshire. Christmas dinner at my grandmother’s [...]
Primo or Secondo
December 10, 2009 By 7 Comments
If it isn’t overwhelmingly obvious at this point, I love a good risotto. This Milanese staple is the perfect canvas for any number of flavor combinations. On the surface a risotto seems like it would be a lot of work, however, as I proved the other day in my post risotto style pasta with shrimp [...]
Braising the day away
October 20, 2009 By 12 Comments
I know I’ve said it before that pork makes me happy. However, what makes me even happier is when I stumble upon a simple way to prepare it. During one of my latest shopping expeditions I picked up some bone in country ribs. As usual, I wasn’t entirely sure what I wanted to do with [...]
RMDM Kitchen: Super Bowl Sunday Edition
January 27, 2009 By 4 Comments
Image via Wikipedia As the NFL season comes to a close with Super Bowl XLIII this coming Sunday it is time for an annual tradition. Since my college days the Super Bowl has been a holiday of sorts for a close group of my friends. Some of my fraternity brothers have been running an annual [...]
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