So what does a person do for dinner when they have a Sunday off and free? The first Sunday in around 6 months where they can do and or make whatever they want? The answer came to me immediately as I came across an organic free range chicken while picking up late night snack foods after service last evening. It being fall, and a Sunday there could only be one option: roast chicken! more…

Ingredients

1 fennel bulb
Juice of one blood orange
¾ c white wine
¼ c honey more…

Eating for cheap is always a great idea, even when you’re employed and doing well. Often times you can put together something extra tasty with just some cheap and simple ingredients. As is the case with this packed with flavor pockets seared polenta. I really like the spicy roasted tomato coulis, but you could certainly just go ahead chop up some tomato to make things even easier. But really, you just cook and then blend up a few ingredients to get that extra flavor. more…

I’ve long been a fan of fennel. Freshly cut fennel in a salad is such a great thing that I can’t see any home going without. So when walking through Wegmans this week I couldn’t resist buying just one fennel bulb. I had no idea what it would be used for, but there it was and I had to have it. more…

Ingredients

1 large fennel bulb with fronds
4 cups Arugula
3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 shallot, minced
¾ tsp sugar
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper more…