Monthly Archives: August 2014

Before we start, a shout out and heartfelt thanks to our good friends Jimmy and Elaine, who did us one better (fifteen better actually!) Saturday night with a Seventeen at the Table dinner at their spectacular new home. Dinner was phenomenal and … Continue reading →

Tony doesn’t usually do much baking, but he’s been wanting to make a recipe for  Cherry-Vanilla Scones for a while. Recently, he decided to give it a try. Prepping most of the ingredients for the scones was pretty simple. I sifted together … Continue reading →

Wednesday night didn’t go quite as planned and we just didn’t feel like cooking dinner, sousing the Crispy Salt-and-Vinegar Potatoes in the Warm Spinach Salad with Fried Egg and Potatoes just wasn’t in the cards. Kim’s original thought was to try to make this … Continue reading →

On Thursday night, we made a recipe of our own creation: Flatbreads with Wildflower Honey Goat Cheese, Arugula, and Grilled Peaches. We used things we already had in the fridge (frozen pizza dough and arugula) plus things we found on Long Island … Continue reading →

Two at the Table_Menu_Week of August 10 2014 We have a fun week planned, with a Yankee game Sunday afternoon and a birthday party to attend Saturday afternoon. We also have a couples cooking class with Chef Maria Reina at the … Continue reading →

If you have lots of left over basil or are just in the mood to make it, pesto is simple and delicious. It’s easy to make (provided you have a food processor) and freezers really well, so you can enjoy it … Continue reading →

With plenty of heirloom tomatoes left over from the weekend, we decided to use them in Ina Garten’s Salmon and Melting Cherry Tomatoes, a dish we have never made before. Tony describes how incredibly simple it was. This was definitely one of the easier dinners … Continue reading →

As planned on our trip to Long Island we purchased some lovely local spinach and duck breasts so that we could make Rachel Khoo’s Crispy Skinned Duck Breast with a Cherry Sauce and Creamy Spinach and Polenta. Every time we … Continue reading →

Tonight, we continued to enjoy all of the great things we purchased on our long-awaited trip to Long Island–especially our favorite fresh goat cheese from Catapano Dairy Farm. We paired it with heirloom tomatoes and used it in Ina Garten’s Savory Palmiers, all which we enjoyed … Continue reading →

We’ve gotten a few questions about us from our readers, so we thought we would field those periodically. We’ll mix the Q’s & A’s in with our usual posts and also add them to our “About Our Blog” page. Q: … Continue reading →