• the temperature is dropping, but the heat is on

    [Image description] Last week my local ShopRite had USA wild caught, never frozen shrimp on sale. Despite the fact sale meant $12.99/lb., I splurged and purchased some for dinner. I recently found a wonderful...

  • easy Sunday breakfast

    - - ​Last weekend I offered to make my husband a Dutch Baby pancake for breakfast. He doesn’t like to eat anything heavy for breakfast, but I knew he would like this. Initially, he dismissed my offer,...

  • 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

    [Image description] ​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,...

  • winter chills and thrills

    [Image description] ​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...

  • my new fav!

    [Image description] 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...