I read a certain food magazine that has a monthly column that is, in essence, a conversation with a chef. One of the questions they ask everyone is, “Besides your knives, what piece of kitchen equipment is most essential to you?” It got me thinking, how many people hate cooking because of all of the [...]
If you have seen the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding, you surely know the bundt cake scene. If you haven’t seen it, you need to go out and rent it, (Wait, am I dating myself?) on demand it, netflix it, or whatever you do to watch old movies. It is a great movie [...]
I cook in order to relax. After a long day, chopping, combining ingredients and creating something that is both nourishing and satisfying makes me feel good. I love to stand at the stove, zone out on what has happened all day and stir whatever is in my pot. A glass of wine in one [...]
Since I turned the page on the calendar, I have been thinking a lot about green food. Not green as in eco-friendly, think shamrock shake, key lime pie, and PISTACHIOS! Although I’m not really sure why we associate pistachios with green. I remember being a second grader and eating those red pistachios. The dye would [...]
This time of year, most places can only call root vegetables local and in season. It is too cold for all of those more delicate vegetables to be around. My friends and family on the East Coast and in the Mid-West may tell you that after all the snow they’ve had, they can’t even get [...]
My first experience with this delicious treat was on my honeymoon in the magical city of Paris - known globally as the city of lights, but to me it was the city of good cheese, perfect pastries, and fantastic wine. Chris and I were searching out some goodies for a late evening picnic on the [...]
Six years ago, I was a young thirty something singleton happily surviving on Indian takeout and steamed broccoli. I had a decent job (well, it paid for my Belmont Shore apartment anyway.) I wasn’t looking for much – maybe a creative outlet, but certainly not anything more permanent! In my pursuit for creativity I tried [...]