Food
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Comfort Food
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Raise a Glass to Michelangelo
Famous, Rich and...... Miserly!
By: - Sep 21st, 2020Ever wonder what the great artist, sculptor, architect, painter and poet, Michelangelo, ate and drank? According to his handwritten, and illustrated, 16th century grocery list, the Master thrived on a diet of fish, bread and lots of wine.
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Corona Cookbook: Dried Mushrooms
Soup and Stir Fry
By: - Dec 05th, 2020A pound of dry mushrooms goes a long way. When you soak them be sure to save the water which is dark and flavorful. For meals this week we had fun experimenting.
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Potato, Leek, Mushroom Soup
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Corona Cookbook; Artichokes
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Corona Cookbook: Sausage, Sauerkraut and Beer
Easy, Delicious and Fun
By: - Dec 20th, 2020On a recent snowbound night we opted to eat out of the freezer. That entailed smoked Polish sausage with kraut, beer and tarragon. It's simple and quick for the two of us as well as fun for a dinner party. We get our imported ingredients at a terrific Polish deli in Pittsfield.
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Corona Cookbook: Cataplana
Festival of Fish
By: - Dec 25th, 2020For Christmas Eve in Sicilian homes feast of the fishes is traditional. Particularly eel. That's just not possible in the landlocked Berkshires. We are far away from the docks and catch of the day. As a special meal I made my first attempt to replicate cataplana from my all time favorite restaurant Azorean in Gloucester. Overall, it was fabulous but I have ideas to make it better next time.
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Corona Cookbook: Duck and Red Cabbage
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Corona Cookbook: Beef Tacos
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Corona Cookbook: Unique Pasta
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Corona Cookbook: Arab String Beans and Lamb
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Mezze in Williamstown
Soup is Chill
By: - Jun 09th, 2021Mezze in Williamstown changes with the seasons. Now in a heat spell they are creating chilled beet soup garnished with cucumbers, green olive, gammelgarden yogurt and salmon roe.
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Corona Cookbook: Summah Suppah
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Corona Cookbook: Ramping Up
Narrow Season Inspires Invention
By: - May 28th, 2020Wine, food and travel writer Philip S. Kampe has been forraging for ramps. The onion family wild relative is unique and inspiring. The abundant harvest this season has been a mother of invention.
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Corona Cookbook: Tortellini in Brodo
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Corona Cookbook: Frittata
Easy and Versatile
By: - May 25th, 2020Frittata is a standard tapas item in Spanish bars. It's super easy and versatile to do at home. The basic ingredients are eggs, onion and potato. Beyond that anything goes. We cooked with peas, kalamata olive and capers. There are lots of other options. In an iron skillet there was enough for two meals.
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Corona Cookbook: Stuffed Squash
Leftover Filling Great with Pasta
By: - May 20th, 2020We have enjoyed amazing dinner parties with Liz and Brian Cunningham. Our loft neighbors and friends are hunkered down in Seattle until lord knows when. Knowing Liz they are dining well.
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Corona Cookbook: Spicy African Peanut Delight
In Memory of Anthony Bourdain
By: - May 17th, 2020We had just watched Anthony Bourdain’s series, A Cook's Tour, while he visited Morocco: Casablanca, Fez, and finally the last town before reaching the desert, the Sahara. His meals there reminded us of the soup or stew that you are about to prepare – it’s most delicious!
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Corona Cookbook: Veal Stew
With Time on Your Hands
By: - May 13th, 2020Alan Smason is a New Orleans based home cook. He is a colleague from American Theatre Critics Association. This recipe may be prepared Kosher.
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Corona Cookbook: Rhubard Pudding Cake
It's Rhubard Season Yet Again
By: - May 12th, 2020It's rhubarb time. This is an old New England recipe that I have made a few changes to.
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Corona Cookbook; Yorkshire Pudding Beef
One or Two Times a Month
By: - May 12th, 2020The artist and arts administrator, Arthur DeBow, is a renowned home cook with many Facebook fans. This is a meal he prepares one or two times each month.
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Corona Cookbook: Bavarian Dinner
Pork with Sauerkraut, Beer and Tarragon
By: - May 12th, 2020Here is a foolproof recipe from may old running buddy. We served it to friends and it's now a go to dinner for my BFF. The key is to lay in s stash of tarragon my any means necessary.
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Corona Cook Book: Hungarian Goulash
Ungarisches Gulasch
By: - May 10th, 2020'How about Hungarian Goulash?' - he asked: 'Yes, that's a very good idea!' Hungarian Goulash is a German National dish and, of course, in Eastern European countries* as well. I grew up eating 'Ungarisches Gulasch' with boiled potatoes and green beans, perhaps, or another vegetable and a side salad. (Was it really first prepared in Hungary and when? Just as the Hamburger was coined by Americans. 'I am a Hamburger,' my cousin told an American. 'You are eating burgers!')
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Corona Cookbook: Baking
Yum Cake from Fast Eddy
By: - May 10th, 2020One might say that the New York critic best known as Fast Eddy is a tad eccentric. When he came to visit in the Berkshires he sent a long list of ingredients. He came with a friend and invited two more from Connecticut. We were relegated to cleanup. For dessert he baked rum cake. The recipe is found here. It was indeed divine and we became friends with his friends. Typical of Fast the formatting here is as topsy turvy as it was sent.
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Corona Cookbook: Strawberry Rhubarb Pear Galette
When Life is Bitter Sweet
By: - May 08th, 2020When life gets bitter-sweet Pip opts for the sweet. It's rhubarb time in Norwood Heights. She tried this for this last night and reports that it was a hit.
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