it's asparagus season here. and it was high time for a fresh pasta post. asparagus and pecorino ravioli in thyme and black pepper butter sauce they were made at night a few days prior. (apologies for the lighting...) it's a ricotta and egg base, but the overriding flavour is the aged tuscan ...

While I'm pretty good about cleaning up after myself when cooking at a leisurely (weekend) pace, I've been known to leave quite the debris field in my wake when slamming to get a weeknight meal on the table for the family. And so, my wife loves it when I make a one pot meal on a weeknight, ...

First-Born Son recently went with his GF's family on their annual vacation to the Outer Banks. He was gone for almost two weeks and he barely called the whole time. I know, I know; he's 22, I'm expecting too much. Damn straight! Apparently cell phone service was difficult to come by. "Have yo...

As recently as ten years ago, if you looked on my spice rack you'd have found one paprika, the red-and-white rectangular tin of Hungarian sweet paprika imported from Szeged by way of my local grocery store. One tin was all I needed. I never did anything with paprika except sprinkle it on pale ...

This is the view from the back door of Christopher Buckley's Washington, D.C. home. Beyond the pool you see just a glimpse of the author's home office, center top in this photo. Inside, Buckley's office. Notice the "Thank You for Smoking" movie poster on the right. And here's the vi...