Author: Stacey

Sausage, peppers & onions: an easy, elegant upgrade

Sausage, peppers & onions: an easy, elegant upgrade

“As much as I love a good Italian sausage sandwich (always with peppers and onions), sometimes I feel like something a little more plate-worthy and a tad more elegant…” The delicious, scintillating scent of peppers and onions sautéing in a pan always makes me think…

Pepperoni: It’s Not Just For Pizza!

Pepperoni: It’s Not Just For Pizza!

“The thought of pepperoni as the star ingredient in a pasta dish seems oddly inappropriate. Nonetheless (and trust me on this), it totally works! So much so that the end result can be a surprisingly elegant, delectably creamy creation.” One of life’s greatest delights is…

FASCINATING CEMETERY HAUNTS: A Series from Catbirdlife.com

FASCINATING CEMETERY HAUNTS: A Series from Catbirdlife.com

– EPISODE 1 – The Most Holy Trinity Church Cemetery, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York We’re very excited to present this very first episode of our captivating new series “Fascinating Cemetery Haunts”. This special series regularly features new photo-essays highlighting one of the many intriguing cemeteries…

BEST Fall Cocktails Ever!

BEST Fall Cocktails Ever!

“…once we kiss September goodbye and October arrives in all its glorious beauty, my cocktail cravings seem to myopically re-focus on just one spirit…bourbon.” As the days get shorter, the air crisper, and the leaves transform to the classic colors of fall, my go-to cocktail…

Ghosts of Johnstown: a cemetery tour of Johnstown’s forgotten folk

Ghosts of Johnstown: a cemetery tour of Johnstown’s forgotten folk

One fall evening, over dinner with our friend, Bobbie Jo (in case you were wondering, dinner was Garlicky Roast Chicken with Capers & Lemon, and lots of Italian bread to mop up the delicious sauce), we pondered on the forgotten histories of Johnstown’s working class…

Crispy Gnocchi with Brussels Spouts & Browned Butter

Crispy Gnocchi with Brussels Spouts & Browned Butter

delectable, crispy-outside, pillowy-inside gnocchi tossed in a velvety, nutty sauce of browned butter with plenty of crunchy-tender brussels sprouts–which provide the perfect, pleasantly bitter complement.

The Famous & Stupendously Easy Plum Torte

The Famous & Stupendously Easy Plum Torte

If you’re a regular reader of the New York Times Cooking page, then you know that the beginning of fall means that it’s time to make the wildly popular Plum Torte. THE Plum Torte, as it is otherwise known. Highlighting the small Italian prune plums…

Spicy Grilled Lamb Pitas: Delectable Little Meat Pies

Spicy Grilled Lamb Pitas: Delectable Little Meat Pies

“I’m officially obsessed with this recipe. The olive oil and the lamb fat renders into the pita bread while grilling, resulting in a crispy, savory, absolutely delicious meat pie.” The first day of October brings happy thoughts of transitioning over to all my cold weather…

ON THE ROAD AFTER DARK

ON THE ROAD AFTER DARK

The 10 o’clock show at the Ritz bringing late-night life to downtown Clearfield, Pennsylvania. There is a magic time between sunset and when the coolest sign in town gets turned off that pulls me away from the interstate to see what any given place has…

Swanky Swig Scallion Hack

Swanky Swig Scallion Hack

I’m a total sucker for any cooking-oriented clickbait post on social media. Especially ones with headlines like “25 Secret Cooking Tips From Pro Chefs” or “Kitchen Stuff You’re Doing Wrong!” Rarely, do I actually find anything all that earth-shattering or enlightening, but once in a…