I have confessed in the past, to not really craving baked goods. That’s true. However, bread is in a whole different category. I adore bread. That was the hardest hurdle when I was diagnosed with Celiac’s Disease. There are a lot of good gluten free breads out there. There are also a lot of really… Continue reading

I have admitted in the past to not really having a affinity for baked goods. Can pass up freshly baked cookies, cakes and muffins easily. A big bowl of freshly popped popcorn dusted with parmesan cheese then sprinkled with salt. That’s pure heaven to me. However, I do love chocolate. Preferably dark chocolate. Really, really… Continue reading

For those of you that think my kitchen must be super organized. With everything in it’s place and labeled just so. And that dinner happens here with the precision of a well oiled machine. Thank you. But that is not always what happens here. The idea for dinner last night came about because of an… Continue reading

At breakfast this morning, I asked that age old question. “So, what do you guys feel like for dinner tonight?” Yes we discuss dinner at breakfast. Doesn’t everyone? After the feeding frenzy at the super bowl party this weekend, we were all fooded out. We attended a big party in a friends barn/game room. Invite… Continue reading

Today is my 2 year Blogaversary! Let’s celebrate with cake. I pictured a beautiful two layer beauty, with creamy white frosting and coconut sprinkled all over just so. However, I don’t really like super sweet, lots of icing types of cake. That towering four layer mocha almond torte, with the cocoa mascarpone frosting. Not for… Continue reading

Okay, three weeks into January, and I think I have reversed most of the effects of holiday merry making and gluttony. It seems I only last a few weeks any time of the year, and I have a yearning to entertain. Lately though, it seems that not just our calendars, but the stars must also… Continue reading

With Christmas approaching next week, I have been focused on our Christmas Eve dinner. For 24 people. 11 adults and 13 children. Yikes! That does require a large amount of planning, shopping, cooking and decorating. However in the meantime, we still need to eat. Still need to buy everyday groceries. Not just fancy cheeses, olives and… Continue reading

If you are hosting Thanksgiving dinner next week. I thought you could use a respite from all that poultry, gravy, cornbread and pumpkin. A recipe that does not involve turkey stock or butter. No little cubes of bread. No parsley, thyme, or rosemary. Absolultely no gourds. None of those crispy onion things that come in… Continue reading

Sunday dinner here is always a democratic process. Everyone gets a say, and a vote, if you will. Often too many options are considered. Usually Bunny asks for fish. After reading “Kitchen Confidential” I shy away from fish on Sunday. My Son might bring up turkey. You know with stuffing, mashed potatoes and cranberries and… Continue reading

My husband was always amazed that I didn’t like mussels. I love raw oysters on a Friday night with a split of champagne. Will gladly gobble up clams in any form. Dream of grilled prosciutto wrapped shrimp. And need to have some type of asian prepared ahi tuna regularly. So why the dislike of mussels?… Continue reading

I had 6 men in my dinning room for dinner one night last week. Yep, me and 6 men. Okay, one of them was my Hubby. The rest were co-workers, some from out of town, a few local. They had been sequestered all day in the boardroom. Going over yearly sales figures, projections and predictions… Continue reading

With the fall upon us I feel I should be preparing more hearty fare. Updating my repertoire of warming soups,  savory  stews and slow cooked braises. But two things got in the way of that thought this week. First,  is has been well into the mid 70’s. Hooray. Second,  I don’t just have a parsley… Continue reading

I feel like life has been on fast forward. This last weekend in Lake George we attended the most touching, beautiful and fabulous wedding of our nephew Scott. He married the most elegant, thoughtful and gorgeous Liz. 4 days before that we returned from 8 days in the the south of France. Yippee. 8 days… Continue reading

We are off to France this Sunday for our 20th Wedding Anniversary.  Yippee we are so excited and traveling sans enfants, of course. Only fitting too, since the last time we were in France we were on our Honeymoon.  My french was terrible then, perhaps a bit better now, however a long long way to… Continue reading

After a hectic morning of breakfasts, bagged lunches, and backpack checks, the kids are officially students again. It occurred to me, while lingering over my first cup of coffee, that I have not been alone in my kitchen for quite a while. So I thought, I would bake something for myself. Yes, something without chocolate… Continue reading

I had dinner all planned , in my head that is. Had written a grocery list, for this and that. Drove to the store. However, the first item I see in the produce department are these gorgeous ripe figs. Game over. Figs for dinner. No question. They are only in season from June until September,… Continue reading

If I had to choose my all time favorite type of seafood, it would undoubtedly be clams. I just love them. However the kids haven’t jumped on the clam bandwagon, yet. They will eat seared ahi tuna, calamari even octopus. But not clams. And the Hub says he likes them but will eat just a… Continue reading

If you, or any of your family, or friends have a garden you are probably looking for more zucchini recipes. Right? I am here to help. For those of you who don’t have an abundance of zucchini littering your kitchen, and just purchased some at the grocery store. Then choose the smaller ones, they have… Continue reading

Last week my Husband hosted his french wine group here for a tasting of really expensive Burgundies. And, being the fabulous wife that I am, I offered to make a few snacks. Now this is not dinner.  Just wine and a few snacks. The Hub had already picked up some nice runny stinky french cheeses,… Continue reading

I made blueberry muffins yesterday in the hopes of posting them here. I have made them many times and I think they are “blog worthy”. However, they were not pretty. Not even remotely good looking. They were the ugly stepsister of muffins. I tried really hard  to get a decent picture to post. Nope, no… Continue reading

Last week we were in summer mode here, this week?  Not so much. It feels like we had June in May and now we are having April in June! It was so cold here that I wanted to bake something in the oven, in hopes of warming up the house. With a profusion of thyme… Continue reading