It was the perfect day for a photo safari but we were fresh out of ideas. There's still at least three feet of snow on the ground and while I'm all for an adventure, slogging through thigh deep snow was a little ambitious for us.
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Asiago & Pear Ravioli
I'm on a pasta bender. It just keeps snowing and snowing up here so I'm still in winter, carbo- loading mode. Plus, I love, and I mean absolutely love, working with pasta dough.
Read MoreGrapefruit & Juniper Gravlax
Salmon cured in salt, sugar, citrus zest and spices— my idea of a very good idea. Maybe it was the name, gravlax, or the idea of safely eating raw fish but I assumed making gravlax was best left to the professionals and my job was to make a tangy sauce and slice the rye bread.
Read MoreMaple Meringue Cookies- A Spring Superfood
Maple sugar— one of the many gifts of Spring and a good substitute for white sugar. Its subtle maple flavor is a great addition to quick breads and cookies (plus it's loaded with antioxidants).
Read MoreA Grant's Point Sunset & The Madeline Island Ice Road
We've sprung forward and that means spring can't be far behind, right? I know there's one or two big, gnarly snow storms in my future but that's okay— it's only 50 days or 1,200 hours (depending on how you want to look at things) until May 1st.
Read MoreAnd Then There Were Three
Henry died Tuesday in the early hours of the morning, on his bed with Gus and Seamus tucked in next to him. He woke me up at about 4 am, we went outside, I spent a few minutes petting him and then carried him to his bed.
Read MoreLong Island On Skis & Through Snowflakes
We booked across the bay last year but this year, we decided to book it LICC-style and headed out to Long Island for a winter version of Long Island Cocktail Club. Charly, the LICC czar, decreed the ice was safe, the island was accessible and we were bad-ass enough to get ourselves, some tequila, hot dogs, brats, 5 kids and 2 dogs over to Long for an afternoon adventure.
Read MoreBananas & Chocolate- Always A Good Idea
If I've noticed two consistent issues with grocery shopping, it's this: avocados and bananas are never, and I mean never, at the peak of perfect ripeness when you need them.
Read MoreA Midwinter's Adventure
The first time we hiked out to the Sioux River with Julie and Charly, I knew it was my kind of place. Lots of red and white pines, a spring fed river and plenty of faces in the trees to keep my occupied for hours.
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