Life update: I’m blogging to you from my new kitchen in Boston!  To be fair – I moved to Boston around 6 months ago… and I’ve been so caught up in life and work that I haven’t even considered anything I’ve made to even be “Gourmet Analyst worthy!”  Lame I know… but unfortunately true.  Today is September 19th and I’ve already been to one Oktoberfest, drank hot apple cider and eaten butternut squash ravioli (more to come on that in a future post).  What I’m trying to get at is… …

When I made this dish the other day, I didn’t mean to.  I walked into that kitchen with the intention of making macaroni and cheese – my all time favorite food! I’m not sure what happened to my taste buds between the time I walked in with cheese on the brain, and walked out with a steamy plateful of this spicy goodness, but I didn’t really have any complaints after I had my first bite.
It’s a super flexible dish so feel free to add whatever vegetables you want to it.  I …

I went grocery shopping for the first time in forever the other day and I just went nuts.  I was in one of those – ‘well I haven’t been here in a while – I might as well go big’ kinda moods.  Let’s just say that my fridge is stocked with way too many overpriced imported French cheeses, among other yummy treasures.  For the first time – I also went up to the seafood counter and picked up some fresh calamari!  Turned out really well – this will not be …

This chicken recipe is a blend of so many different flavors that all come together perfectly. I would be lying if I said that I made this chicken on purpose… the only parts of this that were in the original plan are the chicken cutlets and the peppers. Everything else – including the cashews was purely ad hoc…. and it turned out super well. Plus it looks pretty damn fancy if I do say so myself – so feel free to make it for someone you’re trying to impress.

For some reason this year I’m already in the holiday spirit and it’s not even Thanksgiving time yet! I’m just counting down the days until I can throw my Christmas tree up! Today I even made my Christmas card list! Anyway – the point is – I’m already craving the turkey and cranberry sauce and roasted veggies…. mmm! Since my craving is a biiiit premature I decided to create something that isn’t exactly turkey dinner – but it sure hits the spot. And to give it a twist, I substituted crust for gnocchi!