Articles by Roz Cummins

Roz Cummins whips up Valentine vittles

I don't know about you, but sometimes it just seems like more fun to have dinner with a group of friends -- those who are single and those who aren't -- on Valentine's Day than with just one person. Why? Well, let me put it this way: having dinner with just one person, no matter how beloved that person is, does not guarantee that your evening will be a romantic one.

Il-Legal Seafood

I am in the midst of writing up a Valentine's Day menu and I thought I'd include "Angels on Horseback" as the appetizer (aka oysters wrapped in bacon). But I have made the grim discovery that it is no longer possible to buy shucked oysters in Massachusetts!

A nice interview with the folks behind Ethicurian.com

There is a nice interview on Culinate.com with the people who created and write for Ethicurian.com.

Yummy veggie curry

Despite the fact that I am an omnivore, I belong to a vegetarian dining co-op that meets weekly. There are nine of us, and we each prepare dinner once every nine weeks. Several people in the co-op eat meat as a regular part of their diet, while others are strict vegetarian -- some for environmental reasons, others for ethical reasons (including a pro-hunting vegetarian: a story for another day). Those of us who eat meat are still happy to eat a vegetarian meal and we enjoy the chance to get together with our veggie friends and listen to their shocking tales of being taunted at their various places of employment for bringing "weird" lunches to work.

A few weeks ago, the person whose turn it was to cook had to work both her old full-time job and her new full-time job for a full week while transitioning from one to the other. "Um, do you want me to trade weeks with you?" I asked.