Completely You: Food By Densie Webb for Completely You When you’re busy (and who isn’t?), it’s tempting to take shortcuts — especially when it comes to the first meal of the day. But instead of sloughing off breakfast, start off on the right food and set the tone for a
Completely You: Food By Nancy Kalish for Completely You Love getting takeout? So do I. But I don’t love the fact that it often comes loaded with extra calories, fat and sodium. For example, an innocent-sounding dish like eggplant in garlic sauce from your local Chinese restaurant can actually set
Last night I dreamed I found a miniature dinosaur in the suitcase I unpacked from my recent trip to Italy. (I’ll return to sharing more posts and recipes from that trip shortly.) Anyhow, so this was a real dinosaur in my dream – kind of like a tyranosaurus rex, but
Simple Pleasures by Cornelia Guest I was simply delighted by the opportunity to review this intriguing cookbook. I am not a ‘vegan’ but I do appreciate the importance and value of eating well. I began to read Cornelia’s cookbook and could not put it down. This is more than a cookbook, it
By Francesca Pucher – What You Will Need: ½ Cup of cooked Quinoa (in water) 2 oz of Unsweetened Almond Breeze Dash of Cinnamon 1/3 cup fresh berries Make your Quinoa according to package and place in the fridge overnight for use in the morning. Take your Quinoa and place
“Some combinations become famous just because the mixture was such a happy one that it has lived on and on, pleasing successive generations of palates. Salade Niçoise is certainly one of these, and so famous that arguments exist as to what is the real ting. Being a great fan of
Rome has at least 50 museums where you can see everything from paintings to pasta, and I’ve spent a fair amount of time in a majority of them over the years. But I’ve learned that when you’re traveling, it’s nice to step away from museums sometimes and do something a
Happy Monday! Here is my latest recipe for Muffin Monday. I’m a huge donut/doughnut fan and miss them terribly. I have dreams about maple bars, apple fritters and old fashioned donuts. I know in theory I could make them myself but I’m not a fan at all of deep frying
By Jennifer Cote – Picnic Plans for summer are already in the works. There are many great occasions for gathering together, and many great reasons to make a batch of homemade Ranch Dip! When friends have showers or special birthday parties, they might ask if I could bring a veggie
By Holly Clegg – If you don’t have mint growing outside, you should. Green thumb or not, mint is about the easiest thing to grow – in fact it’s hard to kill! It can run rampant though, so a good idea to keep it from taking over your garden is
Happy Friday! Another week has finally come to an end. Our warm weather streak is all but gone..sigh..it just wasn’t long enough and hopefully it comes back soon. A few weeks ago the boys had a week vacation and I decided to surprise them with a cake for breakfast..because seriously
Don’t you just love Spring when all those seasonal vegetables are back in the markets? Sure, you can get strawberries in December and asparagus in January, but who knows how far they had to travel. Where I live you can’t find fava beans except in the spring so when they
I’ll be the first to admit that I am not a fish fan…Wellll..thats not entirely true. I love it breaded and deep fried into a glorious crisp fattening meal. If you serve a piece of fish to me without such coating I become very 5 year old-like and the
As many of you know, I am participating in a celebration of Julia Child’s upcoming 100th birthday. In the field of the culinary arts – Julia Child was and remains an inspiration to chefs and to the home cook. It was her detailed efforts to bring the wonderful French gastronomy
Dough needs to be chilled before baking. Ingredients: 1 C Sugar ¾ C Butter 1 Egg 2 T Corn Syrup 2 C Flour 1 t Baking Soda 1 t Baking Powder 1 t Lemon or Orange Extract lemon or orange zest (optional) Directions: Cream butter with sugar until fluffy. Beat
By Erica Galindo – Are you looking for ways to save time and yet still cook like a rock star? Do you love stretching one meal into two? Do you like spicy flavor with a little kick? Then you are going to adore this recipe and cherish it as a
Have you ever tried bresaola? (pronounced breh-ZOW-la) It may look a little like prosciutto, but it’s beef, not pork — and it’s a specialty of Italy’s Valtellina, the Alpine area in the region of Lombardy (the area in red below). Nowadays, you can find it all over Italy, and
By Jennifer Cote – The traditional, extra-rich mousse is lightened up here with the addition of whipped egg whites and raspberry puree. A light but elegant dessert. Serves 12. Ingredients 1/2 c. chocolate chips (almost one 12-oz. bag/use the whole bag to make an extra cup or two) Two 6-oz.
By Jennifer Cote – Mother’s Day is coming fast! I never know quite what to get mom, aside from some flowers or maybe a special meal. Some folks are more creative; there are those who are perfectly gifted in the “gift of giving”—they can almost always think of the perfect
By Holly Clegg – Looking for a nice way to show your mom, or mother of your children how much you care and appreciate all of the hard, tireless work she does all year? Here’s a secret to what we mom’s want….the way to the heart is not just through
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