My regular readers know by now that my favorite dishes are often the ones that have the fewest ingredients. However, those ingredients should be the best that you can find. Tonight’s dish for Easy Pasta Carbonara follows my rule for good food (ingredients), good cooking (fairly simple) that result in good eats! The origin of […]
As a newlywed I received my first Southern Living Cookbook. That was way back in the mid 80s. The cookie and cakes section is well worn. Pages stained by years of sticky fingers. I often go back to this book, yes the real paper version, when I want to recreate some of my holiday favorites. […]
In keeping with my theme for 2019, Cooking with Friends and Family, I recently invited over a few girlfriends for a Pasta Making Pajama Party. None of them had ever made homemade pasta before. So as soon as they arrived I handed them an apron and glass of wine. Two essential tools in my kitchen. […]
Today’s post is unlike any I’ve written before. On this first day of 2019, I’d like to dedicate this entry to my late son, Christopher Masters. It’s been just over three years ago that my son died. But rather than focus on his passing, this entry is a tribute to how Christopher lived and his […]
Thirty-two years ago my husband Alan and I created our first Supper Club. We invited 3 other couples to join us in putting together theme dinner parties. Each of the couples takes turn hosting on a rotating basis. The host couples chooses the theme, prepares the entree and a specialty cocktail. The guests are assigned […]
Today I honor my southern roots by making Buttermilk Biscuits and Sausage Gravy. My mother and her mother-in-law prepared fresh biscuits nearly every day. Sometimes even twice a day. Once for breakfast and once for dinner. As a child we often enjoyed the last biscuit of the day split in two and topped with butter […]
Another day, another chance to bake a different batch of scones. This morning’s recipe is an off shoot of the delicious Lemon Blueberry Scones I made a couple of days ago. I went with the basic recipe, made a few tweaks and added some of my favorite flavors. Happy to say I ended up with […]
Thanks to my wonderful friend, Rhonda, I’m finding all kinds of ways to use the fresh lemons she gifted me. Lucky for her she lives in beautiful Tuscon, Arizona where she has an enormous lemon tree bursting with fruit. Today I chose another Ina Garten recipe. This time for Lemon Yogurt Cake. The recipe is […]
I blame my current baking binge on my addiction to The Great British Baking Show. Although it was a BBC/PBS production, I have been watching it on Netflix. I’ve seen nearly every episode now. For someone who likes to cook or bake, it is truly binge-worthy. What I like most about the show is that it […]
Who doesn’t love dumplings? Who doesn’t love creamy potatoes? About a year ago I visited Italy. While there I had mounds of pasta, pizza, fresh cheeses, tomatoes and seafood. One of the most memorable dishes I had was in Rome where I sampled some deliciously tender, creamy potato gnocchi. I’ve never attempted to make them […]
Curry in a hurry! I am a big fan of curry. Green, Red, Yellow or Massaman Curry. However, my husband is not as big a fan as I am. So whenever he’s out of town it’s my time to enjoy homemade curry recipes. One of our favorite Asian restaurants makes a delicious Thai Style Red […]
With the popularity of social media, in my case Facebook, it doesn’t take much to get inspired to whip up something delicious. Since I follow many cooking blogs and websites my timeline is filled with an abundance of new recipes and those rapid-fire cooking videos. Just the other day my favorite, Ina Garten popped up […]