Pumpkin Sage Pizza

  A year and change ago at Thanksgiving, I had more pureed pumpkin than I had pie so I decided to try a little something different with it. I browned onions, deglazed them with vermouth, seasoned and simmered them with pumpkin the result was a savory, pleasantly sweet sauce that was glorious on a pizza [...]

Happy New Year, Mea Culpa and An Update

Hello! Is there anybody still there?           I should probably start by explaining  my long absence from this space. You see, through working in food and beverage media, recipe writing and many, many injuries I seem to have put on a pound or two. Possibly more. Anyhoo, in early August I decided that it was [...]

Olives and Absinthe

  Last night Phil and I were talking about Mutineer and I realized that it has been nearly two years since started writing my column “Hungry Mutineer”. Time has flown by so quickly, it seems just like yesterday that I was harassing my editor to let me take the lead on food. Since then, I’ve [...]