• some bunny loves you

    [Image description] With Easter just days away, I knew that a typical Easter basket for a 20 month old may not be what my daughter wants for her daughter. There’s plenty of time for her to have a more...

  • spring awakens

    [Image description] Lidia Bastianich had a delicious springtime pasta recently on her Facebook page. I couldn’t resist trying orecchiette with asparagus and peas, especially now that asparagus are in...

  • A hint of summer

    [Image description] Last Friday I was in the mood for another new supper option. In my freezer I had a container of blanched summer corn and in my refrigerator, the container of the blanching water from...

  • Oh baby

    [Image description] I babysit my granddaughter one day a week. After babysitting all day, I like to come home to an easy to prepare supper. Last week I thought I would try something different. I planned...

  • at a loss

    [Image description] Within a 20-30 minute ride from my home I have a large variety of food stores to select from: Shop-Rite, Acme, Foodtown, Whole Foods, Aldi, Wegmans, Lidl and Trader Joe’s. Although...

  • Eataly research

    [Image description] Last Sunday found my husband and I home with nothing in particular to do. We decided to visit Eataly in the Flatiron neighborhood of Manhattan. We boarded an express train and were...