It’s hard to imagine a more fitting dinner for Halloween night than a vibrant orange pumpkin stuffed with rice, warm spices, and meat. I anticipate this ritual every autumn and […]
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IMBIBING
Pennywise at the Provincetown Food & Wine Festival
A Guide for the Frugal Flaneur
Plato said, “Nothing more excellent or valuable than wine was ever granted by the gods to man.” So true! Moreover, the cusp of winter is no time to anger a […]
FORAGING
The Many Happy Returns of the Mushroom Hunters
Foragers keep old traditions and create new ones here
The Red Ones and the Brown Ones My friends Vida Rimkuviene and Daneta Kerikas from Boston finally took me with them on their annual mushroom hunt. I’ve never foraged mushrooms […]
COOK’S KITCHEN
Tucking the Earthy, Spicy, Fruity Flavors of Fall Into One Simple Taco
Wild mushrooms, winter squash, smoked chiles, and dried cranberries mingle in a warm tortilla
I love the freedom and creativity of the taco. So many delicious things are flattered by the earthiness of a corn tortilla, from braised beef or spice-rubbed pork to grilled […]
RAW BAR
Make Mine a Mignonette
The lightest, brightest sauce to use — sparingly — on those Wellfleet oysters
If you must sauce, a drizzle of homemade mignonette is like magic. It’s the best way to add notes of pepper, herbs, or citrus to a half shell without overwhelming […]
THE HALF SHELL
Six Tips From Behind the Raw Bar
It takes leverage, not brute strength, to shuck a Wellfleet oyster
WELLFLEET — Lili Hay has been shucking oysters since she was seven years old, though she says her technique has evolved since then. “My dad taught me,” she says. “But […]
GRENOBLE DISPATCH
Chicken Forestière Brings Home the Pleasure of a Plat du Jour
Booze, cream, and mushrooms sauce a fall supper
Is there a single person on the Outer Cape who doesn’t pine all summer long for September? Friends and neighbors talk about it all year long — it’s mythic. Why […]
QUAHOGGING
Happy as an Eastham Clam
A walk on the tidal flats, rewarded by sunsets and an old-fashioned chowder
EASTHAM — Patience, perseverance, and 25 dollars. In Eastham, if you have all three, you can buy a year’s worth of serenity, plein air exercise, and sustainably harvested seafood: you […]
KNEADED
A Challah to Make You Holler
The perfect loaf for a day of shouting
We’re coming up on the high holy days of the Jewish calendar. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, which starts at sundown on Sunday the 25th, signals the start of […]
COOK’S KITCHEN
A Soleful Breakfast
Fresh-caught flounder, sunny eggs, ripe tomatoes, and a good cup of coffee start a sailor’s weekend
Cooking with friends who also love to cook puts things right for me. It’s like when musicians jam — we play, become inspired, and riff on classics, and our payoff […]
COCKTAIL HOUR
In Defense of a Drink That’s Pretty, Tart, and Juicy
A Cosmo is for when you need to find the ingenue in you
I’ve been shamed by more bartenders than I can count for ordering a Cosmopolitan. Most of the time, it’s been done with a quick but telling glance, though at my […]
THE ESSENTIALS
End of Summer Lobster Stew
Serve, if possible, by a window with a view
Sand dunes and salty air and lobster stew — I love everything Patti Page sang about, though, curiously, “Old Cape Cod” fills me with nostalgia for a past I never […]
FROM THE LARDER
You Say Tomato, I Say Tonnato
An Italian tuna mayo made for late summer lunches
Vitello tonnato is one of my summer specialties. But when I told Teresa about it, she turned me down cold. “That’s such a weird dish,” she said. The version I […]
FROM THE LARDER
Stalking the Elusive Red Currant
A once-forbidden fruit becomes a sparkling jelly
I got this text in mid-July: “Dani says to tell you that she has ripe currants if you’re interested.” Currant cultivation was, I had thought, forbidden in Massachusetts. But legal […]
COOK’S KITCHEN
Corn Chowder With BLT Salsa Is a Marriage Made in August
A light, no-cream soup is the base for a bacon, herb, and tomato topping
When my next-door neighbor left a bag of local corn and tomatoes on my doorstep, it was like Christmas in July. I am polyamorous when it comes to corn and […]
