On a recent work trip to the Windy City I arrived on the final day of restaurant week. I happen to be fond of French food, but find myself living in a small city without such a place. Whenever I travel to a city so full of outstanding restaurant options, I always choose places that […]
Whenever I’m about to head out-of-town on a trip, I try to clear out the refrigerator of all fresh produce. Nobody likes to come back home to a fridge full of slimy vegetables. Since I always have eggs and cheese on hand I decided to whip up a frittata. This tasty egg dish is a […]
Just like Ina Garten, I’m a huge fan of lemons. It’s also safe to say that I am a huge fan of cheese. All kinds of cheese. Ina’s Limoncello Ricotta Cheesecake is the perfect blend of the two. I chose this dessert to end our Cooking for Alan dinner because it’s light, bright and kept […]
I’m not sure why I’ve avoided cooking brisket over the years, but I have. My husband does a nice smoked brisket. So we’ve never tried making it any other way. However, since my goal is to prepare all of Ina’s recipes from Cooking for Jeffrey it was time to give it a go. The recipe […]
As regular readers know, one of my food blog projects is to attempt to cook every recipe in Ina Garten’s latest cookbook, Cooking for Jeffrey. Like Ina, for the past 32 years I have shared my life with an amazingly supportive husband. I would never have been able to realize so many personal and professional […]
During the week my breakfast usually consist of a cappuccino and some avocado toast or an English muffin with a smear of cream cheese and apricot preserves. But on the weekend I have more time to putter around the kitchen and make the first meal of the day something special. This morning’s breakfast was inspired […]
So easy, quick and simple to make. It involves layering just a few ingredients into a baking pan. Put it in the oven and thirty minutes later you’ve got a sweet and salty treat. These are a favorite around my house. This would be the perfect dessert to make ahead and take to a super […]
Today was an amazing food day. I spent it with a very special young woman, Tia. Not long ago my dear, sweet Tia traveled to Thailand. Tia’s journey took her across this exotic, tropical country filled with ancient ruins, temples, mountains, beaches and amazing food. During her time in Chiang Mai located in northern Thailand, […]
One of my all time favorite salads to make and to eat is the deliciously simple Caprese. During my trip to Europe I probably ate variations on this classic at least a half-dozen times. Not only is it wildly popular in Italy, Spain and France but plenty of restaurants in the US have it on […]
As I have mentioned in my bio, my husband and I formed our supper club 32 years ago. It has been so much fun getting together with friends to share food that we’ve made ourselves. Of course we could just as easily meet for dinner at a restaurant, which we often do. But taking the […]
There are as many variations of Chicken and Dumplings as there are in chili, gumbo or a basic chicken soup. What makes mine Southern are the dumplings. I tested out a variety of ways to make dumplings, but in this case I choose Ree Drummond’s (The Pioneer Woman) recipe. I like it because it includes […]
It might be the dead of winter where I live, but this Avocado, Tomato and Corn salad will make it feel like summer. I think we can all agree that this time of year supermarket tomatoes taste like mealy, flavorless red balls. But I have found that the sweet red and yellow cherry tomatoes seem […]