When we entertain, I get an enormous sense of satisfaction seeing family and friends enjoy the selection of hors d 'oeuvres on the table. Some even bring a dish or two to add to the selection. These bite sized morsels really set the tone for a party and the more creative you are with the selection, the greater the anticipation [...]
I will admit, I'm not the best when it comes to eating vegetables. Oh yes I know, their good for you and all. I make my dad eat them and my family but personally, give me meat and I'm happy. So when I come across a recipe that satisfies my inner-meatie(?), I want to share it [...]
A few years ago, when we were in the Provence area, we took advantage of every waking moment to appreciate the history/art/architecture, sample the local food, tour vineyards and farmer's markets as well as admire the beautiful countryside between destinations. One of the herbs that takes me back to that time is Rosemary. It's rich [...]
One of my favorite breakfast items (or dinner items during the week) to make when the kids are home on a Saturday or Sunday is this "Settled Eggs" dish. I call it Settled Eggs as the eggs are broken into place and "settle" and cook nicely around the mixture of rustically cut bacon, sausage, tomato, [...]
Oh my goodness! First of all, this recipe has bacon in it, secondly it has bacon in it! So you just know, it has to be good. Try this as a topping for a salad, baked sweet or regular potatoes, a steak, ice cream - vanilla or maple fudge, a very fattening snack, a cocktail reception - [...]
This is one of those recipes you must keep in your arsenal of "emergency go-to" dishes. Oh please don't tell me you don't have an emergency list of go-to dishes. You know the ones when someone is dropping by on short notice or you are just too tired to make a fancy dessert. This tart [...]
Earlier this year I wrote a small blog about a new venture I was starting with The Riverwood Conservancy's (TRC) "Garden to Kitchen" program as inspired by their "Enabling Garden". The Enabling Garden is a hands-on teaching garden that is fully accessible and innovatively designed to accommodate physically and developmentally challenged children, youth, adults, the elderly and [...]
I've been making this pizza for a number of years and have seen many variations on the theme. In Italy, where simple and fresh is the premise of any dish, in France, with a béchamel sauce as a base and here with many different additions in many different pizza locations. This is one of my [...]
As a budding young Chef, this was one of my favorite dishes to make for my family for breakfast on the weekends. I think I saw it made for the first time on The Galloping Gourmet - Graham Kerr, remember him (that's how small a bud I was when I first made this). I liked [...]
Okay I couldn't resist one more Irish dish. This is a classic taste with the combination of sweet cabbage and salty corned beef. Layer them like you would a Napoleon pastry and voila, you've just brought country food to the city! The addition of some heat takes it up a few levels but layering like [...]
