Brasciole

Somehow, over the span of my 15+ years calling north Jersey my home, I never watched The Sopranos.

Brussels Sprout and Farro Gratin

Last year around this time, I was regaling you all with my Christmastime sausage habits. Don’t worry, the sausage addiction is very much alive and well – I made kale and sausage stew on Sunday night and I have several varieties in the freezer, ready to be broken out at a moment’s notice.

Beef & Brussels Bowl

You’re probably thinking, “Welp, Tory’s off the blogging again, what a flake. In the summer she travels, in the fall she travels, and I guess in the winter, she travels. What she doesn’t do is blog. This blog is dead. I’m over it.”

Lentil Salad with Kielbasa

We’re entering the time of year when my main food group is sausage.

Garden Salad and Julia’s Vinaigrette

“Tory, will you make me the Julia’s dressing?”

A Farewell to Summer: Cole Slaw and (Hemingway) Cocktails

I’m alive! Were you worried?

I have been running around every single weekend for the past two months and it does NOT lend itself to photographing meals or blogging. So I’m a bit behind and playing catch up now. Though it’s now technically autumn (yesssss), I’m here to finish up this year’s A Pinch of Summer series.

Vermont Cheddar Soup with Rory’s Scones

I’ve been in a funk lately. Maybe it’s the transition from two and half weeks off to a full week at the office. Maybe it’s the uncomfortably low temperatures that January brings. Or maybe it’s the fact that everything I’ve tried to blog in the past week has been unsatisfactory. Who knows? All I know is that 2015 has been off to a weird, cold start and I needed something to snap me out of it. That something came in the form of a luscious, creamy Vermont Cheddar Soup.