I’ve been on a little hiatus recently. As some of you may know from my bio, I’m not a professional chef or food writer- I’m a nurse practitioner. I do full-time work, and like many of you out there, sometimes I get stressed to the max. And despite the fact… Read More →
When the snow is coming down hard outside, there’s nothing like puttering around in a warm kitchen, taking the time to prepare something from scratch. Here are 8 of my favorite ways to pass a storm in front of the stove. 1. Brew a pot of French press coffee. Bring… Read More →
The slow cooker was initially praised for doing the seemingly impossible: cook dinner while we were out of the house. Yet despite all of the promise, the convenient, seemingly miraculous small appliance has suffered from a bit of an image problem. A common complaint with the recipes of old is… Read More →
Today is time for regal and elegant saffron. It is the right spice for many reasons, it is festive and appropriate, since today we are celebrating Diwali or the festival of lights. You can read more about the holiday, in this post that I had done earlier this week. It is… Read More →
Before I get to the topic at hand I want to share my little adventure this past weekend. Larry and I found ourselves with, as he likes to say, an “unprogrammed day.” Between both of our schedules which seem to be packed these days, we rarely find ourselves with a… Read More →
The spice for this week is the black peppercorn, brave, bold and full of power packed warmth, hopefully enough to chase the chills away. Growing up, I somehow was not familiar with the peppermill, black pepper like most other spices was ground up fresh and used as needed. The peppermill… Read More →
So, are you feeling the fall weather yet? This weekend, felt a little ahead of this times though, let us hope we can recreate the spirit for Halloween. In keeping with the auburn/orange colors of the season, I shall introduce you to an orange hued spice blend. We are talking about none other… Read More →
Rosemary is the herb of remembrance and although it is used year round, in my mind I think of it as a winter herb. It can survive the bitterest cold. Over 12 years ago, when we moved into our house, the garden was nothing like what it looks like today…. Read More →
Looks like I forgot to include links from Oct. 8. I must’ve been too busy with the Locally Grown show. My apologies. And the winner of the Locally Grown Recipe Contest is ….. (TJN) Thai Golden in Carmel (Putnam mag) Dish Gourmet in Mahopac (Putnam mag) Gumbo and the grape:... Read More →
 More than 70 kids came knocking at my door last Halloween. Now, I don’t have any children, but it sure is fun to watch other people’s kids dress up. We try to be the cool house, and hand out as much chocolate as possible. (It’s like being a grandparent,... Read More →
