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Hi there! I'm Peggy Lampman -
Food writer by trade, curious cook by design. The past 30 years have witnessed a raucous race from my professional to home kitchen - persnickety customers, petulant children and piles of dirty dishes lie in my wake. A scary ride, indeed, but I survived. And the dinnerFeeds - well - they are my story. Welcome to my site! More about Peggy and this site...
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Taste buds prickle; wanderlust triggered. An Argentine barbecue (asado) enticed me to Patagonia. A friend gave me a vial of ground sumac berries--4 months later I was waking at dawn to the "Call To Prayer" in Turkey. Porcini to Tuscany, and so on. Read more about my chronicles of trips and favorite associated recipes. Browse my travel recipes...
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Here are ideas gleaned from others that speak to me; where I highlight projects that bring friends, neighborhoods, and communities together. For me, complimentary food makes the project and event more fun. Browse my projects and related recipes...
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St. Patty’s Day Twice-Stuffed Potatoes
Other St. Patty’s Day recipes for your perusal, if desired: Corned Beef and Cabbage with Horseradish-Watercress Sauce & Irish Stew with Lamb and Stout Last spring my husband, Richard, and I rented a car to explore Ireland. We anticipated a rolling emerald landscape dotted with thatched cottages and bleating sheep, and to be regaled by the fabled Gaelic … Full recipe post
Fried Coconut Rice Balls with Shrimp and Bok Choy
Gong Hey Fat Choy! This Sunday night is Chinese New Year’s Eve, marking the beginning of the most important holiday for Chinese around the world. Though celebrations last about a week, traditionally it is a 15-day holiday during which drums and gongs are beaten, lanterns and firecrackers lit, and paper cutouts and calligraphy decorate doors. From … Full recipe post
Slow-Cooked Alsatian Charcuterie and Kraut
Mariam Maksutova looks as if she’d be more at home modeling Prada at New York Fashion Week, than butchering a pig in the meat locker at Sparrow Meats in Kerrytown. But make no mistake, this Latvian-born woman knows how to wield a meat saw, and spends her days refining these skills in the art of charcuterie; the craftmanship … Full recipe post
Eggnog Monte Cristos
Looking for a healthy dish to balance the exigencies of holiday cheer? Skip this article – this is not the recipe for you. But there are a few days left before the ball drops and resolutions for the New Year are made. So if you’re looking for a festive nosh that will satisfy a sweet … Full recipe post
Cranberry-Stuffed Brie En Croute
Death by chocolate wouldn’t be a bad way to go. But an oozing buttery brie laced with nut-spiked, jammy warm fruit bundled in a package of flaky pastry would be my preferred poison, for sure. This stuffed brie en croute takes only 30 minutes – max – to assemble. Yet with stockings to stuff and … Full recipe post
Lucy’s Holiday Sling Punch
The past few years have embraced the “craft cocktail” movement by storm. Across the land, bartenders and hosts are displaying their creative genius experimenting with handmade infusions, fresh-squeezed and mashed juices, exotic spices and flavored, purified ice. Perhaps 2013 will be the year of the “craft punch bowl” scene. But it’s fun to include an out-of-the-ordinary … Full recipe post
Turkey Quinoa Soup
You may be reading this after having completed the annual Turkey Trot in Ann Arbor or Detroit. (For those unfamiliar with this particular 5 or 10K run, it’s held every Thanksgiving— in Detroit, prior to the Thanksgiving Day Parade.) Pat yourself on the back; you deserve another piece of pie. More than likely, however, your race course has … Full recipe post
Baked Turnips stuffed with Blue Cheese, Mushrooms and Walnuts
Michigan in March with temperatures close to eighty – say what?! I haven’t had a chance to wear my cute furry boots – and now I’m thinking, where are my shorts. The grass is green, and flowers are blooming – should I be planting lettuce? I’m sure not complaining, but something’s not jiving. The forecast … Full recipe post
Mardi Gras is Smokin’ Hot
The party’s in full swing, and by party, I mean the ultimate party: Mardi Gras, that crazy festive season before Lent when participants joyfully embrace every available form of Bacchanalian debauchery, culminating in a Fat Tuesday flurry of I’ll-repent-tomorrow paczkis. Here are some of my favorite recipes from this stomp-down, food-loving paradise. I didn’t include gater, frog … Full recipe post
Valentine’s Day Slide Show + Recipes
Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries ♥ Chocolate Truffles ♥ Easy Chocolate-Rum Mousse ♥ Chocolate Souffle ♥ Fillet Mignon with Cranberry Zinfandel Sauce ♥ Fillet Mignon with Red Wine Mushroom Sauce ♥ Duck with Raspberry Sauce ♥ Ahi Tuna with Avocado Wasabi Purée ♥ Sherried Scallops over Spaghetti Squash ♥ Mussels with Chorizo and Fennel
Scarola e Faciole: White Bean and Escarole Soup with Homemade Pancetta
“Yumm… greens and beans,” said our buddy Joe Spallina, inhaling the simmering pork and rosemary in my version of Scarola e Faciole, a thick, aromatic soup of escarole and white beans. Joe is a technology wizard and pays my husband, Richard, and I an occasional visit, bestowing lessons and imparting kernels of wisdom to assuage our computer-challenged … Full recipe post
Entertaining Canapé Platter
Looking for ideas for a splashy New Year’s nosh? Here are my biased prerequisites regarding what an appetizer/finger food should accomplish to guarantee it is admired and then devoured at a party. 1. Said appetizer is visually appealing; the more it looks like a fancy wrapped present, the more it will be appreciated. 2. When … Full recipe post
Vicki’s Famous White and Dark Chocolate Bark
This is the companion piece to Vicki’s Famous Old-Fashioned Peanut Brittle. And, if the truth be told, I prefer this recipe to the brittle. Why? The chocolate. I like chocolate; it improves my mood. Particularly white chocolate. More particularly, Ghiradelli or Callabaut white chocolate. Another reason to love this recipe is it takes only minutes … Full recipe post
Holiday Tossed Salad with Pears, Cranberries, Gorgonzola & Walnut Vinaigrette
Hurrah! Hiller’s has arugula “verity” in stock – this is the arugula with bite; the arugula that barks back at you and tastes like peppery greens you grew yourself. Not to discount the pervasive boxes and bags of arugula in every produce market in town; I use them often by default. But their flavor is mild, to … Full recipe post
Rabbit & Pork Belly Terrine with Roasted Pomegranate Cippolines & Grapes
It may be early week but I’m thinking of two parties coming up at week’s end; I’ve promised to bring appetizers to both. These are serious food loving folks; the kind of people who chew their food slowly, with intensity, deliberating if the subtle notes of juniper complement the tannins in the wine. I’m sweating … Full recipe post
