The other night I introduced a new and rather intriguing friend to my favorite legume: the cranberry bean. (Note: this episode looks much better in HD here.)

A white bean speckled with purple, the cranberry bean is at once homey and elegant–unadorned, a simple meal, or an excellent partner for caramelized onions, corn, and country bacon.
Shelled [...]

A few weeks ago I moved to Miami for a fabulous new job; to quell bouts of Charlottesville homesickness, I’ve turned to my favorite comfort food: shrimp scampi.

Using a pound of local bay shrimp from Casablanca Seafood Market, I add 1/8c of diced bacon, two cloves of chopped garlic, and the peeled shrimp to a [...]