Pumpkin Deviled Eggs with Smoked Paprika, Real Pumpkin Purée, and Cumin
Pumpkin deviled eggs are the fall appetizer that turns heads.
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Sticky Toffee Pudding with Toffee Sauce and Homemade Vanilla Bean Gelato
This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through them I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Sticky toffee pudding is one of those rare desserts. There are desserts that people politely enjoy, and there are desserts that stop a table. Sticky toffee pudding is the second kind. I served…
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Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Peach Bourbon Glaze and Roasted Garlic Potato Purée
Peach bourbon pork tenderloin was never something I planned to put on a menu. It happened the way most good recipes do. A client had fresh peaches from a farm stand off West Main Road in Middletown, a bottle of Woodford Reserve already open on the bar cart, and a pork tenderloin in the refrigerator…
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Butternut Squash Ricotta Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter Sauce
There is a dish I have made more times than I can count for private events, and every single time it lands on the table, the room goes quiet for a second. That is what butternut squash ricotta ravioli does to people. Not the kind from a store bag. I mean hand-rolled pasta, a filling…
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Filet Mignon with Apple Brandy Glaze, Sweet Potato Purée, and Roasted Brussels Sprouts
This filet mignon apple brandy glaze recipe started as the answer to a very specific question. A client in Newport was hosting her October dinner party for the eighth year in a row. Eight guests, long dining table overlooking the water, and the ask was something she had never said before: step it up. She…
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Mahi Mahi Coconut Curry with Roasted Root Vegetables and Fragrant Basmati Rice
This mahi mahi coconut curry started the way most of my favorite dishes do. Not with a recipe, but with a feeling. It was one of those early spring evenings where the air still had some bite to it, and I wanted to cook something that felt warm and layered without being heavy. Something that…
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Duck Breast with Cherry Port Wine Sauce
If you’ve never made duck breast with cherry port wine sauce at home, this is the one to start with. It came together on a random Tuesday in November. I was cooking for a couple in Newport, anniversary dinner, just the two of them, candles, the whole thing. She’d told me during the planning call,…
