TRACY'S KITCHEN Archives - The Global Adventures of MaiTai Tom and Tracy

November 1, 2026

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Tortellini and Italian Sausage Soup

Inspired by Our Roman Holiday Tortellini and Italian Sausage Soup Soup and Salad On our first trip to Rome in 2001 I had a scrumptious tortellini in brodo which I often thought about. Fresh made tortellini swimming in a rich, savory broth. Twenty-five years later we returned to the same […]

August 22, 2026

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Corn Risotto

Sweet Corn Of Summer Corn Risotto Main While you can usually find corn year-round, the freshest, juiciest sweet corn is hitting its peak as summer draws to a close. As I still have a love/hate relationship going on with the oven (that whole it’s too hot to cook thing), I […]

August 1, 2026

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Watermelon & Pineapple Gazpacho

Gazpacho With A Tropical Twist Watermelon & Pineapple Gazpacho Soup What to do when it is too hot to cook? Make a cold, refreshing gazpacho! I have a great recipe for Grilled Watermelon Gazpacho, but that means firing up the grill and it is too darn hot for that too. […]

July 25, 2026

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Mexican Quinoa Salad with Hot Honey & Lime Vinaigrette

Keen On Quinoa Mexican Quinoa Salad with Hot Honey & Lime Vinaigrette Salad Here’s a bright, zesty quinoa salad that’s packed with charred corn, black beans, peppers, Cotija, and more – all tossed with a fabulous hot honey and lime vinaigrette. Yum! Recently, I tried a recipe from the NY […]

June 7, 2026

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Cilantro & Jalapeño Green Sauce

Getting Sauced Cilantro & Jalapeño Green Sauce Side New to Tracy’s Kitchen is this stupendous, herbaceous green sauce from Epicurious. This was so DELICIOUS we drizzled it over chicken and grilled corn on the cob, and used it as a dipping sauce for appetizers. I can see this on shrimp […]

February 27, 2026

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Mark’s Spaghetti Meat Sauce with Pepperoni and Beer

Just “Eat” Mark’s Spaghetti Meat Sauce with Pepperoni and Beer Main This spaghetti sauce recipe is from a former co-worker who wrote it down for me on a yellow legal pad with barely any guidance as to the amount of ingredients or really any particular cooking instructions, but it is […]

December 11, 2025

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Best Ever Make-Ahead Holiday Dinner

Take Some Stress Out Of Your Holiday Meal Best Ever Make-Ahead Holiday Dinner Tom and I have hosted Christmas Eve dinner 20 times over the past 25 years. How do I know this you may be wondering? Because I keep a list of every menu for every party, dinner or […]

October 26, 2025

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Irish Colcannon (Mashed Potatoes)

Halloween Irish Monster Mash Irish Colcannon (Mashed Potatoes) Side With Halloween just around the corner, I cracked open my new favorite cookbook, The Complete Irish Pub Cookbook, to make an Irish Colcannon. You must be thinking, Tracy has lost her mind in retirement … Irish food for Halloween? Actually, yes, […]

October 4, 2025

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Roasted Pumpkin and Saffron Risotto

Risotto Recollections Roasted Pumpkin and Saffron Risotto Main: Here is a recipe that Tom and I sent out with our 2005 Christmas cards having deemed it “Tuscan Tom’s Recipe of the Year.” We had just returned from a three-week vacation to Umbria, Tuscany, Venice, and Rome with Kim and Mary […]