Recent Blog Posts from Elizabeth

Dirty Martini & Roast Fish

Dirty Vodka Martini

December 14, 2022

Although it seems like I was born with a martini in my hand, it wasn’t always so. Domenico and I used to have a glass of wine before dinner, and maybe another with dinner. But over the last 12 years or so we’ve shifted over to cocktails. I tried to track down the exact moment when the shift occurred, but could only find this old post on the basic Italian cocktails from 2010.

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Roast Whole Fish

December 14, 2022

Roasting a whole fish is something I’ve been doing for most of my life. I take it so for granted that I am always shocked when people ask for a recipe. The recipe is basically: Buy a fish and stick it in the oven. Really. It’s that simple.

But I realize that many people have never bought/cooked a whole fish. They are more used to following recipes that call for fillets, and so when faced with a fish with a face, are a bit put off. You shouldn’t be. Fish cooked with the bones in, like any meat, is always going to be more flavorful.

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