Quick, Easy and Casually-Elegant Dessert Have you ever found out that you need to make a dessert at the last minute? Don’t you just hate when that happens? I do! This type of scenario throws me into a panic! First I check the pantry and fridge to do a quick scan of potential dessert-making ingredients [...]
Who’re You Calling Chicken? Imagine the Tuscany region of Italy. There are the cities of Florence, a hotspot for all things cultural and artsy, and Livorno, a bustling seaport city. But if you go away from the cities and travel to the inland regions, you will find a stunning countryside of gently rolling hills, covered [...]
Easy, Foolproof Taste of the Orient – Better Than Takeout Chinese food can become addictive, after all, 1.3 billion Chinese people eat it every day. With its tremendous variation in cuisine styles and ingredients, coupled with quick preparation methods, it has an innate appeal for a busy cook. But face it folks, most of us [...]
It’s a Bird? It’s a Plane? It’s a Pie? No, It’s Comfort Food! “I know! I know! I know teacher, call on me!” Hmmm, thinks the teacher. “Okay Little Suzie, just what is the item pictured?” “Why, teacher, everybody in our class KNOWS that it’s Shepherd’s Pie!” Buzzzz! “Wrong, Little Suzie! It is REALLY called [...]
Almost Heaven, In a Few Quick Bites If you haven’t tried salted-caramel anything yet, get with the program! I know, I hear you. It DOES sound a little odd to be putting salt on something sweet, doesn’t it? Just suspend your disbelief long enough to try these, and you’ll be hooked. Then you will become [...]
You’ll Hit a Home Run With These I wish sliders had been created when I was a kid. We all used to congregate at my grandmother’s house once a month during the summer. Imagine 20-25 people crammed into a 3-bedroom house! In the daytime, all of us cousins would run wild outside until it got [...]
Take Comfort in Drunk Peaches Ah, bread pudding! The very thought of it reminds me of being at my great-grandmothers house, inhaling the bewitching aroma as she baked bread pudding. But hold your horses, because this isn’t my Granny’s bread pudding. Not even close! But it could start a whole new family tradition at your [...]
When is Spaghetti Not Spaghetti? Paleo is all the rage these days. It is a food plan where you, basically, only eat foods that would have been available for our Paleolithic ancestors to eat: meat, fish, eggs, fruits, veggies and tree nuts. No processed foods and no grains or dairy foods. It is actually a [...]
Fruit? In a Soup, You Say! What’s the World Coming To? I know, I know! Soup is the very last thing you are thinking of having for dinner on a hot summer’s night. But what if the soup was cool and refreshing, a little bit sweet and a little bit spicy? Would that change your [...]
You’ve Never Had Comfort Food Like This Before! Have you ever made a creamy cheese sauce for your pasta, only to have it separate into curdled glop and liquid when you bake it? It is enough to make you cry, after you have spent time and money making a lovely sauce. The trick is to [...]