Not sure what to do with all that leftover ham/ham bone from a holiday feast? Well, let me tell you a story. A couple months ago my fiancee went over to our friends’ house for our regular bi-monthly dinner with them. Aaron and Sarah are close buddies of mine from college (both are in our wedding party) – but more importantly, they’re damn fine cooks. Aaron had mentioned his wife was going to be throwing together some sort of stew with a “bunch of ingredients she felt like hav

I did not know that shrimp parmesan was a region-specific delicacy until I moved out of the New York metro area. It was a dish I had grown up on, almost as common as chicken, eggplant, or veal parmesan: pretty much every pizza joint on Long Island has it on the menu, either in platter or sandwich form (otherwise known as the classic “shrimp parmesan hero.”) Tender, succulent, and sweet, the shrimp pairs well with the tangy tomato sauce and salty blend of cheeses, balancing ou