Dana Pettit

Dana became an exuberant home cook roughly 20 years ago, after several years of being a single, working mom and lamenting the Sisyphean task of nightly dinner prep. However, she recalled growing up, standing on a stool next to her mother in the kitchen, and learning of the magic there! To this day, she’s still enchanted by that moment when the liquid in a pot on the stove miraculously converts to lemon curd for a lemon meringue pie and when slimy egg whites become that thick, velvety meringue. Having recalled that magic and applying skills she learned in art school, she dove in, no looking back, and now the kitchen is her creative, happy space, where she is honored to show care to friends and family by sharing her food.

Portuguese Carne Assada

A traditional Azorean dish that boasts meltingly tender oven-braised beef, potatoes, chouriço, and onions. It's a rustic, homey, Sunday supper sorta dish from my VERY Portuguese mom.

6 hrs 30 mins

Thai-Style Sliced-Beef Lettuce Wraps

Steak marinated in a soy-ginger sauce is grilled, and wrapped with lettuce and peppers, before being wholly devoured. They're about as cool and fresh as you can get.

1 hr