PRIME RIB: OUR COMPREHENSIVE SHOPPING & COOKING GUIDE
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Mar 199 min read
OUR FAVORITE THINGS-- Preferred & Proven Products
We don't do paid ads... yet. But when we find products we like, we're happy to sing their praises. Raindrops on roses and whiskers on...
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DannyM
May 1, 20234 min read
A TRIO OF SPRING SOUPS
Winter soups are for warming us up. Spring soups should
wake up our palates and guide us toward summer.
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DannyM
Jan 11, 20236 min read
DINNER PARTY TIPS, PART THREE: The Menu
In parts 1 & 2 we discussed strategy and tactics. Now, as promised, we present some actual dinner party menus and the reasoning behind them.
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DannyM
Dec 28, 20225 min read
A NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER FOR TWO
New Year’s Eve used to be the biggest bash of the year– an all-night free-for-all featuring Champagne, dancing, and all manner of revelry.
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DannyM
Nov 16, 20222 min read
Nantucket Bay Scallops
Nantucket Bay Scallops are presently in season. Don’t blink… and when you see the price, try not to gag.
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DannyM
Oct 26, 20223 min read
SMOKED TROUT & HORSERADISH SPREAD
Want to impress someone important? Serve this scrumptious nibble with Champagne before dinner and act like it’s no big deal.
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DannyM
Oct 17, 20223 min read
NANTUCKET CHOWDER
Cutesy names, whether for boats (i.e., “Pier Pressure”) or recipes (“The Big Chili”), are often annoying. And yet sometimes they’re dead-on.
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DannyM
Aug 31, 202214 min read
FIVE EASY PIECES
Take the time to master these culinary “Five Easy Pieces,” and you’ll be well on your way to becoming an accomplished kitchen maestro.
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DannyM
Aug 22, 20224 min read
THE KING OF SALMON
There’s Salmon, and then there’s the KING of Salmon.
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DannyM
Jul 25, 20224 min read
TROUT WITH ALMONDS
Whatever we call it, boneless rainbow trout filets and almonds make a really great combination.
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DannyM
Jul 13, 20223 min read
COQUILLES ST. JACQUES
Hardly a summer dish, but a delicious preparation of scallops borrowed from the classical French repertoire by way of the CAYUGA LOUNGE.
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DannyM
Jun 22, 20222 min read
VONGOLE CASSINI (The Recipe)
This dish was born in VONGOLE CASSINI (The Story), a tale about an unforgettable female sous chef-in-residence at the CAYUGA LOUNGE.
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DannyM
Jun 22, 20227 min read
VONGOLE CASSINI (THE STORY)
A factor that made the CAYUGA LOUNGE great was its capacity to absorb influences from all over the globe– French, Italian, German, whatever.
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DannyM
Jun 21, 20222 min read
“BOUILLABAISSE SAUCE”
When is a “sauce” not a sauce? When it is a “sauce after the fact.” Whatever the case, Bouillabaisse Sauce is fabulous with seafood.
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DannyM
Jan 5, 202210 min read
(RE)CONSIDER THE OYSTER
Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher was one of the 20th Century’s most beloved and highly regarded food writers.
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