I've been doing a lot of freelance work lately which translates into hours and hours on the computer. And even though I get up every hour on the hour for 10 minutes on the treadmill and some stretching I still feel as janky as the tin man. Time to turn to my anti-inflammatory arsenal. I've written three cookbooks on the subject, so I'm an expert right?
My father loved enjoying product at the peak of the season and he had a particular fondness for persimmons.
Anyone who regularly follows my blog knows of my love for breakfast. If my husband wants eggs, my daughter wants French toast, and I want pancakes I give each one of us the breakfast of choice. But what to do when it's just me!
I think a lot of people don’t enjoy steel cut oats as often as they like because of how long they take to cook, about 20 minutes with frequent stirring. There are lots of ways to make this easier, and I’ve tried most of them.
Of all the Ina Garten books my favorite is still her first book, The Barefoot Contessa, named after her former shop in Long Island. Bombar's was still in full swing when that book came out and two of the recipes from that book became two of my standards for Bombar's. Her Raspberry Corn Muffins [...]
It’s clear in the pages of Cherry Bombe that women are particularly gifted with the entrepreneurial spirit. As crazy as it sounds, in the end it’s just easier to own your own than it is to fight the traditional kitchen hierarchy.
I recently had the good fortune to develop recipes for Mezzetta and they are now on the Mezzetta site! Keep an eye out for my post on Spaghetti Pie. And if you like it spicy be sure to try the Utica Chicken Riggies. Click to see my Mezzetta recipes [...]
A friend of mine was trying a zucchini bread recipe that she got off the internet and was disappointed in the result. That was all it took to get me to start obsessing on creating a better zucchini bread. I like to use other shredded vegetables in my zucchini bread, my favorite is zucchini [...]
OK, I’m sure you’re all thinking, “Again with the waffles!”, yep again. Can’t help myself, as we all know I loves me a good waffle. I have ongoing conversations with a friend about oatmeal pancakes, the kind where you soak the oats overnight, or sometimes using leftover steel cut oats as part of the [...]
A couple times a year I get the girls together for a waffle party. Typically I make the yeasted overnight waffles, which are absolutely the best! I love them so much that I make them with my students once a semester and often have a batch of them cooked and ready in the freezer. [...]
