This last week it seemed as if everyone I know was someplace warm.  Can you blame them?  We have had 20 days this month alone, with minus temperatures.  And there are still a few days left in February.  Sigh. And, I have to admit by this time in the season I am getting tired of… Continue reading

With Valentine’s Day looming, I want to declare my love of chocolate,  preferably dark chocolate. Really, really, good dark chocolate. My guy, also loves his chocolate, we are two peas in a pod that way.  So, my Valentine’s Day gift to him is this decadent flourless dark chocolate cake. Moist, rich, dense and irresistible.  A special… Continue reading

Yesterday, we had heat issues.  Why does that only happen in February when we are experiencing sub zero temperatures?  As the thermostat dipped to 59 degrees, I dutifully sat here, in this icy cold house, waiting for the heat guy, when it occurred to me.  I could bake something to warm up the house, well,… Continue reading

I want to know who decided it was a good time to have the Superbowl just a month after the Holiday Season?  I was just getting back on track (eating better, and less) when asked to a fabulous party with tons, yes tons, of delish food. And, you know, since they made the effort to… Continue reading

Okay, I won’t lie, I want to complain about the weather.  It’s not just cold here, it’s DAMN cold.  Not that I could expect much less, you know being mid-January and all.  But, having to resort to bundling up every bit of exposed skin just to walk the dog gets old, fast. So, today I… Continue reading

The one thing I stressed out about on my first gluten-free Thanksgiving was the gravy.  We always spend that holiday with good friends (and good cooks), no way was I going to ask them to make gluten free gravy just for me.  So, I purchased some in a small carton at our local health food… Continue reading

Yesterday, I had the TV turned to the Food Network while getting dressed, so I wasn’t really paying attention, just catching a few phrases here and there.  Bobby Flay was making a salad with grilled figs and feta over bitter greens tossed in a balsamic/orange/honey vinaigrette, that much I caught before continuing with my day…. Continue reading

I was on a bit of a eggplant kick this summer, made all sorts of salads with grilled eggplant, and only posted one.  Not that I post everything we eat here, quite the opposite.  You see, to get a good photograph of food, it takes a little bit of time, some fussing with the light,… Continue reading

Two weeks ago I posted this beautiful Chicken Tortilla Soup,  I got the guys excited to eat soup for dinner, a big fat juicy steak they get excited about, soup sometimes not so much, by calling it Chicken Tortilla Stew.  Sneaky, no? Then, I felt guilty. So, today a real honest to goodness stew.  With… Continue reading

Last week, I found myself out picking blueberries, in a field not less than 3 miles from my house. That field has been there the whole 22 years we have lived here, and I never even knew it existed before.  How is that possible? It’s so cute, you drive up, collect your little quart or pint… Continue reading

Almost every year around this time, it hits me, half the summer is already over.  Then I scramble to invite over all those friends that we rarely see, but feel they are still some of our closest. I am constantly on the look out for dinner party worthy recipes. To me that means a dish with a bit of wow factor to… Continue reading

I made these ribs a few years ago for a July 4th party.  I remember it was incredibly hot that summer day, and we had 21 people coming for dinner and fireworks.  So, I needed to make something that entailed most of the cooking was done in advance,  was not too complicated and produced vast amounts of… Continue reading

We went to our first picnic last week, a sure sign that summer has finally arrived.  I was put in charge of sides for the festivities. So tell me, do you consider desert a side?  Or more in a category all of it’s own?  Well, I wasn’t sure either, so at the last minute the… Continue reading

Yesterday, a rare occurence happened here.  Bunny asked me to bake her some lemon squares.  I love requests, she rarely asks for anything sweet, she is a salty crunchy girl that one. Give her a big old bag of chips, and she is in heaven. The boys, well, they are wired entirely different.  Apple pie, cakes, crumbles,… Continue reading

Lately, Bunny and I like to spend a little time after school watching cooking shows together.  It’s a nice way for her to decompress, and for me, its precious alone time with her. At that time of day its Giada and Ina Garten, our absolute favorites.  If they made something memorable, and when don’t they?… Continue reading

I have been wanting to share this recipe with you, since we visited the Galapagos last February. Not sure exactly why I never got around to it, perhaps it was the brutal winter we just experienced, cold marinated shrimp didn’t seem like the right fuel we needed for the endless shoveling.  Now with brightened skies… Continue reading

We invited some good friends over last weekend for a dinner party. The menu was all set days in advance, well, after we had volleyed around a few ideas, skimmed through a few food magazines, and lastly checked the weather.  Don’t want to be planning a BBQ in a downpour. However, I forgot about desert… Continue reading

If you type Chicken Recipes into a google search, 164,000,000 entries show up.  Yet I feel compelled to make it 164,000,001.  This is as close as you can get, to that incredibly succulent roast chicken you order at your local bistro. You need this one in your repertoire honey. One pan to wash up, no… Continue reading

I know that right now, I am not alone in wanting this %$#!!  winter to end already.  I am so done with big ugly warm boots, huge sweaters, hats, scarves and endlessly looking for the match to those really warm wool mittens. So here is some welcome relief:  The first day of spring is in… Continue reading

I was giving some thought to what could be a fabulous Valentine’s Day dinner this last Friday, when the Hubby and I found ourselves without children or plans for dinner, that rarely occurs here. Mostly, because I do wake up thinking “hmnnn what’s for dinner tonight?”, I know it’s a sickness. And usually we have… Continue reading

Yesterday, while standing in the driveway waving good bye and good luck, to my 16 year old son and husband, while they drove off to the DMV for the dreaded road test.  I got to thinking about food, of course, and what could I whip up to celebrate, or (hate to even think about it… Continue reading