I was standing in the restaurant kitchen, staring at my third failed batch of the day. The whoopie pies looked perfect—beautiful brown butter and fig cakes sandwiching a rich, fragrant filling dotted with pieces of fig. But something wasn’t right. The filling was too loose, separating from the cakes. Maine natives were going to eat […]
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Pan-Seared Cod with Brown Butter, Lemon, and Capers: New England’s Most Important Fish Gets the French Treatment
Jump to Recipe → There’s a reason they call it “Cape Cod” and not “Cape Bass” or “Cape Flounder.” For centuries, cod was so central to New England’s economy and identity that a carved wooden Sacred Cod has hung in the Massachusetts State House since 1784. This humble fish built fortunes, fed families through hard […]
Maple Brown Sugar Winter Squash Galette with Sage Brown Butter
There’s something magical about a galette—that rustic, free-form tart that looks impressive but is actually more forgiving than a traditional pie. This winter squash version takes the familiar flavors of maple and brown sugar and transforms them into something unexpected and beautiful…
Decadent Maple Crepe Cake with Brown Butter: A French-Inspired Masterpiece
There’s something magical about watching a crepe cake come together. Layer by delicate layer, it transforms from a simple stack into something truly spectacular—a dessert that somehow feels both rustic and refined, approachable and impressive all at once…
