Robust tomato flavor is key to tomato rice, a popular southern Indian dish typically prepared when there is an abundance of ripe, red tomatoes and leftover basmati rice. ...
You might have noticed that I haven’t reported on the personal progress with my dieting and intermittent fasting lately. That’s because there hasn’t been any progress — q...
Masa
22 Bayview Ave., No. 8, Velvet Mill, Stonington
(860) 501-3249
masa-ct.com
At Masa in the Velvet Mill, chef and owner Jorge Baldiviezo is paying tribute to his nati...
First, let me address the elephant in the room. Yes, I do have a thing for skillet pastas. In fact, this is the second week in a row that I’m featuring one in this space....
If the only thing soda was good for was being a sugar delivery system, we wouldn’t have so many types of it, nor would we have such strong allegiances to particular brand...
Enter the Mystic Cheese Company in Groton, and you’ll notice, right in front of you, a bevy of medals hanging from a shelf. They come from The Big E and the Good Food Aw...
Imagine the sweet lusciousness of caramelized onions with gooey cheese stuffed into a pillow of tender empanada dough and served piping hot. Cut into it, and the cheese a...
The Chilean comfort food called tomaticán matches sweet, summery tomatoes and corn with savory beef and onions. Though it sometimes is referred to as a stew, it actually ...
This week, more nuts and bolts of the process in getting a home-based baking business off the ground for the local farmers market. This week: keeping the costs down.
The...
If you have ever tasted grilled shiitake mushrooms in an izakayain Japan or enjoyed blistered padrón peppers in one of Spain’s tapas bars, you know there are many joys to...
I love bucatini. It’s so fun to say. Let’s give it a go: boo-kuh-tee-nee. (It helps if you use your most exaggerated Italian accent.) See, fun! But it’s even more enjoyab...
The first thing you notice about the food at Pearl Provisions + Tipples in Mystic: It looks exquisitely artistic.
For the mango mascarpone tres leches dessert, thin slice...
This week’s wines feature a perennial value from South Africa, a raucous rosé from Provence and a splurge-worthy white from Sicily that shows what wine lovers call “a sen...
What’s better than a popular brewery located in Branford? That same popular brewery in a town much closer to my own. In this case, Thimble Island Brewing Company’s new pu...
Coming up with recipes can be fun. I enjoy trying to figure out what sorts of dishes readers from various backgrounds at different kitchen skill levels might want to cook...
In the spirit of “Sesame Street,” this column is brought to you by the letters ADHD.
Yep, that’s me. On the spectrum somewhere between the Attention Deficit and Hyperact...
Fresh Cup Cafe
9 East Ave., Westerly
(401) 596-2400
freshcupcafe.com
If you are on your way to the beach at Misquamicut or Napatree, consider stopping in at the Fresh Cup...
One of my favorite food-related debates is which form of potato is superior to the rest. There are so many to choose from — mashed, roasted, fries, chips — and my answer ...
Tacos al pastor is a dish from Mexico with Levantine roots stemming from the 19th century when Lebanese immigrants arrived, bringing their tradition of vertical spits for...