Warm and comforting tomato risotto.

I know, I know … risotto is just SO hard to make. Actually, it’s EASY to make at home and difficult to make in a restaurant (my opinion, certainly). Risotto is a dish that’s in regular …

Roasted vegetables, 3 ways.

When you cook for two as we do, it’s challenging to find creative ways to use leftovers. I look for ways to reuse, rather than reheat, leftovers. One night’s grilled steak becomes the next day’s steak …

Ripening garden tomatoes.

Our long, hot summer here in the Ohio Valley continued well into November. In advance of a cold night last week that was forecast to bring a killing frost, I raided the tomato patch in the …

Wine of the week: Red Diamond Merlot

Wine: Red Diamond Merlot 2008 Price: $9 Tasting notes: ripe plummy fruit, finishes silky with a rich mouthfeel Story: Washington State is a great region for big red wines of this style, and the Red Diamond …

A Midwest version of shrimp and fried green tomatoes.

We tend to think of fried green tomatoes as a Southern food, but they’re not exclusively so. In fact, for gardeners like us here in the Midwest, this is a tasty way to use up those …

Wine of the week: Dry Creek Fume Blanc

Wine: Dry Creek Vineyard Fume Blanc 2008 Price: $10-ish Tasting notes: Classic sauvignon blanc – bright, citrusy notes with hints of tangerine and a faint grassiness. A winner year in and year out. Story: This wine …

Fall cut-out cookies.

My colleague Grace has mad baking skills and comes from an impressive line of bakers. So when we finally got a dose of baking weather recently (it’s been a long, hot summer well into October), she …

The Findlay Market Cookbook

My cookbook, The Findlay Market Cookbook, is Cincinnati’s local cookbook — a celebration of local food as it’s best represented by Cincinnati’s historic public market.