Celebrating Five Years with Lemon Mousse Parfaits
“So often in life things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great good fortune.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg In life I have found that adversit...
Category: Food
Reading and Eating: Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao
Every so often I find a book character that I love so much that they seem to transcend the page and become a friend. This is what happened to my daughters and I...
Rooting for the Underdog of a Year with Cheddar Topped Shepherd’s Pie
The new year has begun with a bang. Watching and reading the news, it feels like the grand finale of a fireworks show. Only after two years of fatigue riddled c...
French Onion Soup with Gruyère Cheese Croutons
French bread, caramelized onions, white wine and cheese was there ever a more comforting and decadent list of ingredients? This is why French Onion Soup soup re...
Roasted Salad Niçoise
“What a beautiful, appetizing and satisfying creation the salad is-and what a simple one, too. Nature provides; you combine.” Julia Child I can stil...
Friday Night Fried Chicken Sandwiches
Friday night dinners in our house are usually simple and fun. At the end of the week I don’t want to be fussing over something too difficult. Fridays dinn...
Greek Salmon Burgers
I have been away from writing a little longer than I had planned as we took an unexpected road trip to back home to Texas. But I am back with a new summer garde...
Caramelized Onion and Bacon Quiche
Caramelized onions have a savory sweetness to them that adds a certain magic to many classic French dishes. I happen to love them in quiche. My favorite quiche ...
Reading and Eating: Alex Guarnaschelli’s Steak Diane
My love of cookbooks has shaped me as a cook and a writer. I have spent countless hours reading and pursuing my library’s large collection of cookbooks. ...
Chicken Saltimbocca
What I love about Italian cooking is how it can take a small number of ingredients and celebrate or bringing out the best in each one. Italian cooking creates t...