12/04/2008

Restaurant review: Cafe Andiamo in Johnston is worth the wait
JOHNSTON — We’d heard a lot of good things about Café Andiamo, but apparently, so had many other people.

12/03/2008

Holiday cookies: Sweetness and light
What joy exists in the bite of a good cookie?

Cookbook has Newport at its best
The season’s perfect coffee table book may well be a paperback cookbook.

STAINED GLASS COOKIES
STAINED GLASS COOKIES

SMOKED SAUSAGE REUBEN SANDWICH
SMOKED SAUSAGE REUBEN SANDWICH

VANILLA CRESCENTS
VANILLA CRESCENTS

CRANBERRY PISTACHIO BISCOTTI
CRANBERRY PISTACHIO BISCOTTI

Tasty stuffed capellini uses fresh ricotta blend
The Rev. Cheryl Cavalconte wrote:

AMARETTI
AMARETTI

Lower-fat kielbasa creates healthier Reuben
Sausage doesn’t make many Top 10 lists of healthy foods, and for good reason. Most are fatty and loaded with salt.

COCOA MERINGUE KISSES
COCOA MERINGUE KISSES

HOUSE-MADE CAPELLINI PASTA WITH NARRAGANSETT CREAMERY RICOTTA
HOUSE-MADE CAPELLINI PASTA WITH NARRAGANSETT CREAMERY RICOTTA

RICOTTA
RICOTTA

BABY BUTTER AND JAM SANDWICHES
BABY BUTTER AND JAM SANDWICHES

BRICK ALLEY CRABCAKES
BRICK ALLEY CRABCAKES

IRISH RAISIN BREAD PUDDING
IRISH RAISIN BREAD PUDDING

PECAN-ENCRUSTED CHICKEN WITH PEACH-APPLE RELISH
PECAN-ENCRUSTED CHICKEN WITH PEACH-APPLE RELISH

POMEGRANATE-GLAZED PORK CHOPS OVER ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH RISOTTO WITH SAUTÉED KALE
POMEGRANATE-GLAZED PORK CHOPS OVER ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH RISOTTO WITH SAUTÉED KALE

Food Notes
This week and weekend

11/27/2008

Last-minute tips for Thanksgiving dinner by phone, online
Dinner at your house today?

11/26/2008

Four tips should help with last week’s pork chops recipe
A lot of people love pork chops and that must be why so many tried last week’s Chef’s Secret recipe from Pinelli’s Cafe at Night, 701 Quaker Lane, West Warwick, and executive chef Michael Moreno. But a lot of people had trouble with the recipe and ended up with dried-out meat, so I asked chef to respond to questions about the recipe and technique and here’s how he clarified the recipe:

Two truths produce fluffiest mashed potatoes
Isn’t this the year to master the fluffiest, best-ever mashed potatoes?

A tough nut, but worth the effort
As delicious as fresh chestnuts are, there’s no denying that preparing them can be a real pain in the neck. The shell comes off with no problem — it’s thin and pliable. It’s the skin underneath that’s the hassle.

Fancy crème fraîche not hard to make
Crème fraîche is not nearly as fancy as its French name would suggest.

Three recipes are family favorites
Sydney Taggert of South Kingstown shared Yams with Praline Topping, a recipe adapted from The Pink Adobe Cookbook.

CRÈME FRAÎCHE
CRÈME FRAÎCHE

Handful of growers keeping American chestnut alive
On a hill just outside the Gold Rush town of Nevada City, Calif., about an hour northeast of Sacramento, stands a sweet 1890s Victorian farmhouse surrounded by several acres of venerable-looking gardens.

THE ULTIMATE THANKSGIVING LEFTOVER SANDWICH
THE ULTIMATE THANKSGIVING LEFTOVER SANDWICH

Two truths produce fluffiest mashed potatoes
Isn’t this the year to master the fluffiest, best-ever mashed potatoes?

ULTIMATE FLUFFY MASHED POTATOES
ULTIMATE FLUFFY MASHED POTATOES

“CINNAMON” ROLLS
“CINNAMON” ROLLS

Your schedule for tomorrow
Since you’ve already made the dishes that can be prepared ahead and set the table, it’s time to make the final to-do list for tomorrow.

Leftover sandwich has it all
Samuel Adams chef/partner David Burke has suggested the perfect leftover sandwich. It’s warm, green and adds bacon. How can that be wrong?

YAMS WITH PRALINE TOPPING
YAMS WITH PRALINE TOPPING

Prep, Cook, Present
Ready, set, go and prep, cook and present your holiday turkey.

Tender veal stew has mellow texture
Josie wrote:

VEAL SPEZZATINO
VEAL SPEZZATINO

THURSDAY NIGHT PORK CHOPS
THURSDAY NIGHT PORK CHOPS

PISTACHIO CAKE
PISTACHIO CAKE

Hungry travelers have satisfying airport options
For this, the busiest travel week of the year, Foodandwine.com came out with a list of where to eat, or drink, at America’s airports.

An easy sweet potato dish
How incredibly easy to bake sweet potatoes, put them in a food processor and then finish them off with a crunchy pecan topping. The topping includes bacon and is laced with Chambord, a black raspberry liqueur, to add a layer of sweet and salty. The recipe for Bacon and Pecan Topped Sweet Potatoes comes from chef Lee Anne Wong of The French Culinary Institute in New York City.

INDIAN PUDDING
INDIAN PUDDING

CHAMBORD PECAN TOPPING
CHAMBORD PECAN TOPPING

CHAMBORD, BACON AND PECAN TOPPED SWEET POTATOES
CHAMBORD, BACON AND PECAN TOPPED SWEET POTATOES

Food Notes
Safety guidelines

A shortcut for Indian pudding: Microwave it
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Indian pudding has so many strikes against it.

11/25/2008

Just give me what I want for dinner
Since this may be the most important food week of the year, I was heartened to see two news stories about an often-

08/08/2008

DINING OUT - Asian delicacies in a flash
Pei Wei is that casual, fast and affordable kind of restaurant that is so in demand today.

08/14/2008

Shore bets for summer dining