Right now I feel a calm before the storm. Life is sort of at a standstill. I've been trying to kick a cold, and spent a deliriously happy weekend lo...
Right now I feel a calm before the storm. Life is sort of at a standstill. I've been trying to kick a cold, and spent a deliriously happy weekend lo...
After watching enough episodes of Top Chef, I have become thoroughly convinced that souffles are the devil. They don't rise. They don't end up having ...
Good things come in small packages--and oh, how true that old adage is. In this particular case, the small package was a rolled up fillet of sole, enc...
I've found myself tagging a slew of posts with 'summer.' As the weather misbehaves yet again, I'm forging ahead with BBQ and picnic-appropriate reci...
This past weekend was my favorite kind of weekend. The one I have desperately been needing in my life. Friday night was a get together with friends th...
I was a picky eater as a kid, but I always knew my Ferrero Rochers from my Kit Kats. As any kid, I was happy with pedestrian treats, but I had a t...
I promised you a treat as the official end to our 'Summer Goodies Dinner' series, and I do believe that I will not disappoint. With our light starte...
I have been waiting patiently, very patiently, to tell you about this chilled watermelon soup that left me ooo'ing and ahh'ing. I know we starte...
There are many glorious things about every season, but let's be frank: summer is the kingdom of jewels. Or something like that, at least. All year l...
There are those dishes that instantly transport you to distant destinations, or the comforts of your childhood. Associations, as we call them, are w...
During the summer months, I often find myself perfectly happy with a spread of sides of dinner--cheeses, olives, crackers, sliced meats, and most re...