September 17, 2011

My recent post about a Summer Corn Salad, raves about the beautiful Hudson River Valley, the region...

September 16, 2011

Today I wanted to do something different. A decade ago, our nation suffered horribly from the...

September 15, 2011

Once in a business dinner party we were talking with an American couple. They asked me about...

September 14, 2011

I got the inspiration for this salad at Roadhouse in Davenport, Ca. Just a few miles from us here...

September 13, 2011

Now that I’m back on the West coast – brain rested, heart warm, and tummy satisfied -I intend to...

September 12, 2011

He’s always wanted to create a perfect NY style pizza crust but no matter how he tried, the crust...

September 11, 2011

It all started with uber delicious Mysore Bonda, then we moved on to making Vegetarian Rogan Josh...

September 10, 2011

Living in San Diego has a lot of perks. For one, the weather here is darn near perfect almost the...

September 9, 2011

As I sit here eating lunch, it dawned on my that I never posted my eggplant pizza. How could I...

September 8, 2011

I recently visited my aunt in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. For the last twenty years, she’s...

September 7, 2011

Back in my callow twenties (and even into my thirties), I was one of those annoyingly punctual...

September 6, 2011

Yesterday we made our first batch of summer popsicles, and, inspired by the new popsicle cookbook...

September 5, 2011

Every once and a while a magical thing happens in the foodie world. Someone tries a recipe, adds...

September 4, 2011

I popped into Giovanni’s the other day to see what was new and to feel inspired. The place is...

September 3, 2011

My seasonal food clock is somewhat ahead of schedule as I’m already craving foods usually enjoyed...

September 2, 2011

It’s been too hot to do anything all that strenuous, or so I tell myself, so I’ve opted to enjoy...

September 1, 2011

The large spherical couscous that we know as Israeli couscous actually has its origins in North...

August 31, 2011

I have two kinds of mint in my backyard. They have grown so much that I had to trim some of them to...

August 30, 2011

This bananas foster croissant bread pudding changed my life. it’s made me a better person. kinder,...

August 29, 2011

Gumdrop Cake is not really the kind of thing I would normally bake. But I did it for Jack.

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