Shepherd’s Pie

When I was a kid, as we drove up through Brewster, we would get to a certain point and my father would point to the top of the hill and say, “I have a friend who lives up there. Blankety Blank lives up there.” (Names omitted to protect the innocent). It came to the point [...]

Beef Braciola

I am truly enamored with Lucinda Scala Quinn. Have been from the first time I saw her on television. Her cooking style and mine are similar.  Her recipes and ingredients are accessible and easy and wonderful for family and friends, for all sorts of occasions. Many of the recipes from Mad Hungry come from one of Lucinda’s [...]

Oven Crisp Flautas

I don’t mind cooking on a Saturday night. I just don’t want to think about it and I really don’t want to put a lot of effort into cooking.  I mean, really, shouldn’t the chief cook and bottle washer get a day off? Used to be, at least in my house, Saturday night was take-out [...]