Mary Crimmins

As I have mentioned before, Chris and I eat out a lot. To be honest, it is a habit that was formed years ago during a crisis in our lives and by being reactive we seared into our routine the default of eating out. I actually love to cook and am pretty darn good at it [...]

My sister Marissa recently moved in with us, and knowing my love of local food she brought home a 5lb basket of fresh peaches. Then at the past 12 South Farmers Market, I was yet again over zealous and bought a whole gallon of fresh blackberries. Thankfully, there couldn’t be a better pairing of deliciously [...]

*Not pictured with garnish of goat cheese and scallions* This salad is a perfect “make ahead recipe” and can be tailored to what you have on hand. Use whatever local vegetables are in season. This would also be great with sauteed kale, collards, swiss chard or snap peas for Spring. I used local butternut squash, asparagus and [...]

INGREDIENTS (Recipe from CooksIllustrated.com) Pie Dough 2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour , plus extra for dusting 1 teaspoon table salt 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 11 tablespoons unsalted butter , cut into 1/4-inch cubes 7 tablespoons vegetable shortening , chilled 1/3 cup water , chilled with ice, increasing up to 3/8 cup, if needed *I used store bought pie dough from Trader Joes Strawberry-Rhubarb [...]