• retirement dinner

    - - - - - Our neighbor, Jeff, just retired and my husband wanted to have he and his wife over for dinner. This couple has been our neighbor for more than 30 years. What was on the menu you ask? For hors...

  • warming up

    ​Last winter The New York Times Cooking published a “Sheet-Pan Everything,” supplement. I found these recipes exceptional and have prepared at least a half dozen of them. Last night, I made Gochujang...

  • winter chills and thrills

    ​A few weeks ago, I was watching “America’s Test Kitchen at Home.” One of their co-hosts, Bridget Lancaster was preparing Financiers. Financiers are small almond cakes that uses six ingredients to make...

  • my new fav!

    I started following @sarah_keiffer on Instagram and her "Vanilla Bean Blog." I searched her website for a recipe for chocolate sugar cookies and was able to find one that truly is outstanding. Sarah...

  • "Nana, can you make me blueberry muffins?"

    ​I was babysitting my granddaughters over the past weekend, when the oldest asked me to bake her blueberry muffins. I purchase Wyman Blueberries at my local ShopRite. These berries are wild grown in...

  • elegant chicken dish

    Wine-Braised Chicken with Mushrooms and Leeks By Melissa Clark The New York Times, “A Good Appetite” December 29, 2021 Yield: 4 Servings Time: 1 hour INGREDIENTS 1 (3 1/2-pound) chicken, cut into...