For many years, it has been our long-standing summer tradition to gather family and friends, along with a loaf of bread, some runny cheese, and a bottle of wine–or two, or three–and enjoy a picnic in the park.… Continue reading…
not the same old same old
It’s that age-old question: how can I make chicken seem new and exciting again? I love the taste of poultry (we usually have it about once a week), but it can get tiring if it’s prepared the same way over… Continue reading…
a taste of spring
Spring is here. Daffodils are blooming, blue jays flit about my backyard, days are balmy, nights are cool, the smell of new is in the air. Markets are beginning to burst with green and tender produce that tempt and tantalize.… Continue reading…
a scrumptious start
My, my. The holidays were quite the whirlwind. Cooking, cooking and more cooking…well worth the effort to spend wonderful time with family and friends. And then, just when I thought it was safe to come out of the kitchen, it… Continue reading…
ristorante diy
When I was single in the city (back in the olden days), one of the dishes I often ordered at my favorite Italian haunt was an ethereal veal piccata. I loved the tenderness of the thin cutlets of meat and… Continue reading…