The Hungry Mouse

Grab a fork and put on your fat pants. This is one of my favorite, super indulgent, weeknight chicken dishes. I'm the first one to admit that this will never be called health food. It's chicken fried in bacon fat, candied in maple syrup, then doused with whiskey. And it's absolutely delicious. Just don't eat it every night. ;) This is one of...

I have two words for you: Rum bar. RUM BAR. That alone should be enough to get through the doors at Salt Kitchen and Rum Bar. Forget the impressively delicious, stick-to-your-ribs food, the laid-back atmosphere, the totally on-point staff. When I posted on Facebook that we went here for dinner, one of my friends took a look at the menu online. "It's like...

We are Boston My friend Emily over at Flowers in May has made a fantastic special print, entitled We are Boston, to support Boston Marathon bombing victims. This is Emily. We love her. I've lived in and around Boston for almost 20 years now. I know a lot of folks who were directly affected by the events of Marathon Monday. I can tell...

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OK, so you guys know me: I'm all about butter, heavy cream, meat, and bacon. But ever since I wrote my ice cream cookbook, Slushed!, people have been asking me about making vegan ice cream. Which is technically a contradiction in terms. Considering ice cream is generally all milk, cream, and eggs, this was definitely a challenge. I've monkeyed around with a...

#OMG #TotallyHonored #ManyThanks! #OriginalRecipe

Forget candy, this is my kind of treat. A friend sent me the link from someone's Facebook page, and I knew I had to try them right away. So simple. So delicious. Sweet. Salty. Fragrant with sage and sticky with maple syrup. These little babies hit all the right buttons with me. You can prep them in advance, then pop them in...

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This ain't your grandma's apple pie. I baked it in a cheesecake pan, for a towering 3-inches of apple-pie goodness. This pie is my riff on Dede Wilson's Deep-Dish Sour Cream-Apple Pie from her amazing book Unforgettable Desserts. (Go buy yourself a copy, you won't be sorry. I can't wait to try more of her recipes.) In Dede's version, she does a...

I don't know about you, but I get a ton of recipe inspiration from meals I have when I'm out. Last weekend, I hit Alchemy Cafe and Bistro in beautiful seaside Gloucester, MA, with the Little Black Cat, my good friend and frequent partner in crime. If you're not from around these parts, Gloucester is one of THE places to get...