I’m not the biggest fan of pumpkin pie. Give me pecan or chocolate cream any day. But I do enjoy a slice for Thanksgiving. This news just in from the Associated Press indicates Nestle anticipates a shortage of its Libby’s pumpkin pie products this year.
Nestle — which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the [...]
I think salad has its place, but it’s not my favorite part of the meal. It often seems just too predictable. This one isn’t. It goes beyond lettuce and vegetables to add both a slight sweetness and a little tang.
My aunt made this more than a decade ago and it’s been a family favorite ever since.
Bok [...]
Food is popular for any holiday, but there’s no food holiday quite like Thanksgiving. Nationwide cooks are pulling out family recipes, or looking for ways to supplement the classics with something new. So I’m kicking off these two weeks of cooking with some of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes and stories.
To start things off easy, it’s [...]
Anyone who does any amount of cooking likely has at least a few cookbooks. If you’re my mother, you might have a few hundred. There are some you keep only for one recipe and some that you use on a weekly basis. Many are divided by theme — appetizers and desserts, meat or vegan, Italian [...]
If there was any doubt that garden season was over, snow over the last few days sealed it. Thanks to a poor growing season, blight and worms, I only got a handful of red plum tomatoes this year, and none of the bigger ‘big boy’ hybrids.
Instead, I ended up with several plants falling over from [...]
The Taste of Andover, highlighting the restaurants of Andover and North Andover, returns on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
The event, running from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Wyndham Andover Hotel on Old River Road in Andover, will feature appetizers, desserts and a variety of menu items from approximately 25 restaurants and food establishments in Andover and [...]
It’s a Sunday night TV staple for me. A new Iron Chef will be added soon, with competition for the coveted spot to start this Sunday night. Tell me who you’re rooting for and if there’s a test you’d like to see!
If you work in the Eagle-Tribune newsroom, chances are you get an email with that message at least once a month, sometimes a few times a week, as we celebrate birthdays, departures or other big days. As soon as we see any food on that table in the back of the room, we flock to [...]
Labor Day weekend in Lawrence means a weekend of celebrations, from the Lebanese celebration at Mahrajan to the Bread & Roses Festival to the Feast of the Three Saints. This is my fourth Labor Day in the Merrimack Valley, and every year around this time the newsroom talk turns to rice balls, crispellis and all [...]
While reading in about the Peach Festival this weekend at Smolak (rhymes with Stollak) Farms, I was reminded of one of my favorite pasta salads. I found the Peach Tortellini salad last summer while looking for peach recipes. The salad calls for regular cheese tortellini, mixed with a peach vinaigrette and red bell peppers.
How do [...]
Stories aren't the only thing cooking in The Eagle-Tribune newsroom. Assistant Sunday Editor Catherine Stollak organizes a weekly food fest in newsroom every Saturday night for the weekend crew. Each week features a different theme and a delectable assortment of dishes. She blogs here regularly about recipes, cooking techniques (and mistakes!) and food trends. Catherine has been with The Eagle-Tribune for three years and experimenting in the kitchen for almost as long. She lives in Andover.
Stories aren't the only thing cooking in The Eagle-Tribune newsroom. Assistant Sunday Editor Catherine Stollak organizes a weekly food fest in newsroom every Saturday night for the weekend crew. Each week features a different theme and a delectable assortment of dishes. She blogs here regularly about recipes, cooking techniques (and mistakes!) and food trends. Catherine has been with The Eagle-Tribune for three years and experimenting in the kitchen for almost as long. She lives in Andover. 