Some foods I make, some foods I don’t make. All things I love !

Fudgy Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

With fresh cranberries and a ton of cocoa powder. Tart, chewy, and great for Fall.

Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese at the Haymarket Cafe

Creamy tomato soup and a grilled cheese with gruyere, tomato, avocado, dijon, and basil mayo. The best lunch ever.

Appetizers at Magpie

Roasted root vegetables with truffled salt, focaccia with warmed goat cheese, almonds, and honey. At Magpie Woodfired Pizza in Greenfield, MA.

Pizza from Magpie

Margherita Pizza from Magpie

Pizza from Magpie

Pizza with housemade, herbed ricotta, caramelized onions, red sauce, and arugala.

Fudge Bottom Pie from Magpie

Rustic Whole-Wheat Beet and Sage Gallette

Spiced Pear Pancakes

Vegetarian Pho from Banh Mi Saigon in Hadley, MA. THE best place to get authentic Vietnamese pho or banh mi in Western, MA.

Ice Cream Sundae from Herrel’s

Malted vanilla ice cream with maple whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles.

French Breakfast, Cranberry Walnut, and Blueberry Muffins from the late Bakery Normand

Muffins made by yours truly at Bakery Normand before its closing. French Breakfast (cinnamon sugar), cranberry walnut, and blueberry crumb.

The Best Snack: Fermented Cabbage, Bread, Mustard, Cheese.

Locally fermented red cabbage, kamut/spelt/chamomile flower bread from Hungry Ghost Bread, stone ground mustard, and an aged gouda. 

Annadama Bread from Hungry Ghost Bread

Annadama bread: a sweet, hearty loaf made of cornmeal and molasses

Double Chocolate Croissant from Tartine Bakery in San Francisco

A life without these is not a life worth living. Life. Changing. Croissant.

Brioche Bread Pudding from Tartine Bakery

Brioche bread pudding with strawberry-rhubarb compote on top. They serve this amazing bread pudding with a different fruit topping every day at Tartine Bakery in San Francisco. One of the best things I’ve ever eaten.

Pistachio Cake

Pistachio cake with buttercream frosting. A real treat from a friend !

Macaroni and cheese from the Haymarket Cafe

Macaroni and cheese with cheddar, gruyere, stilton, and thyme. From the Haymarket.

Spinach, onions, and fried eggs with cardamom cafe au lait.

Roasted Vegetables and Sauteed Stinging Nettles

Roasted parsnips, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, zuchinni, fennel, and garlic. Stinging nettles sauteed in olive oil and garlic. The toast is pain au levain from Bakery Normand.

Herrell’s Ice Cream Sundae

Triple malt and peppermint ice cream, hot fudge, white chocolate chips, whipped cream. A serious (free !) birthday indulgence from Herrell’s.

 

Grilled Cheese

Grilled cheese: sourdough bread, white cheddar, my mom’s habenero pepper jelly. With carrot sticks and the most delicious French fries from The Dirty Truth.

Vegan whole wheat pancakes, recipe from the Post Punk Kitchen.

Hungry Ghost Pizza

Sausage & rappini pizza: tomatoes, mozzarella, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and vegan Field Roast sausage. From Hungry Ghost Bread.

Raw Kale & Avocado Salad with Roasted Root Vegetables

 

Homemade Margherita Pizza

Mozzarella, San Marzano tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic, and extra virgin olive oil.

Breakfast Bruschetta

Breakfast Bruschetta: toasted Sourdough, tomatoes, garlic, parsley, basil, and extra virgin olive oil. Topped with poached eggs, sea salt, and ground black pepper. A quick and upscale breakfast !

Valentine’s Day Pie

Valentine’s Day Pie: whole wheat crust, honey and spice pear filling. Recipe here.

Butternut Squash and Fennel Hash

Butternut squash and fennel hash, with onions, spinach, and soft boiled eggs.