• easy valentine dessert

    [Image description] From 2000-2008 there was a dessert show on the Food Network called Sweet Dreams hosted by pastry chef Gale Gand. One of the recipes she prepared was vanilla panna cotta, which translated...

  • breakfast for supper

    [Image description] My husband had a craving for waffles the other day. When he found out that I had to work yesterday until 5, he suggested that we have waffles for supper. Great! I could get a head...

  • tarragon turkey hash loaf

    [Image description] Who doesn't like meatloaf? At this time of the year it's a comfort food. We've all had our mother's meatloaf, chopped meat seasoned with the usual spices. If mom was daring, perhaps...

  • apple cider pulled pork

    [Image description] Sunday afternoon I took myself over to Whole Foods and purchased a bone-in pork butt for my pulled pork. I first seasoned the pork with salt and pepper, then browned all sides in a...

  • celebratory weekend

    - - - - - - - Yesterday was my birthday. To celebrate, this past weekend my husband and I went into Manhattan to see the Metropolitan Opera House’s production of Romèo et Juliette. What a beautiful opera....

  • chicken and broccoli stir fry 

    [Image description] What a miserable day today is. The howling wind, the rainy blowing sideways and yet it's off to work I must go tonight. I like to get my dinner done ahead of time and my kitchen cleaned...