Break the rules with a Cauliflower Risotto
Sitting on a high stool the other night at Bambolina in Salem, we had a perfect view into the kitchen, giving us the chance to study their pizza-making operatio... Read more.
Remembering Ray Ray
My Italian grandmother — my Noni — was a big figure in my life. With a mother who was divorced when I was quite young, Noni played a big role in my ... Read more.
Harrington: Creating a Home Away From Home
When I run into people around the North Shore — old friends, customers from my restaurant, acquaintances from East Boston or Marblehead — the answer to what... Read more.
Meals that warm your house and your heart
There are so many hearty and delicious meals to be made in winter. At my age, I am happy that I don’t have to ski anymore, but being out on the mountain i... Read more.
Everything old is new again
My mother loved to tell the story about when her mother, my Noni, asked her to make some lentil soup. It was her first time cooking lentils and did not realize ... Read more.
Cooking up quick meals on the fly
On the surface, the two couldn’t have been more different. My Italian grandmother, reserved and stern, was someone who I only came to know through cooking... Read more.
Swedish meatballs with cider sauce
My mother worked as a waitress at the Frolic, a nightclub on Revere Beach, along with her best friend Bonnie. Bonnie was a gorgeous Southern belle who also happ... Read more.
Hearing from my mother on Thanksgiving
Everywhere I go lately, people are asking me about birds. Do I cook the stuffing inside the bird or outside? Do I buy farm raised or Butterball (the one my moth... Read more.
Sometimes, rules are made to be broken
Billy Reilly, a friend for many decades, called Sunday to invite us to meet him in the North End of Boston for dinner, saying he was in the mood for a good Ital... Read more.
The beet goes on
The Cliff House, a small, wonderful Victorian hotel, once hung over the rocks in Winthrop. Auntie Joe worked there every summer as a waitress. Mrs. Baum, th... Read more.