Sweet and Savory Quinoa Ouinoa is a grain, similar to a small, light pasta, known for its antioxidant properties. You cook it like rice until it flakes with a fork and the grains unfold. Then you can serve it as a salad, a side or a soup. Here are two ways to enjoy the healthy benefits of […]
My Pad Thai – Packed to go The secret to making a terrific Pad Thai is preparation and individual execution. The most that should be prepared at any given time is one or two servings. To prepare, first mix a good sauce. It’s a combination of sweet from the brown sugar, salt from the fish […]
I made a new dish the other day. It wasn’t very good. Surprised? So was I, especially since what I was making was none other than grilled vegetable “lasagna”. I’d pictured an assortment of seasonal grilled vegetables (zucchini, onions, fennel and roasted red peppers) in between long thin layers of grilled globe eggplant (in place […]
I love making this dish for catered events because it’s easy, delicious, beautiful and serves lots of people. For a party, I buy a whole side of salmon, or you can purchase just one or two filets – or one for each person. Place the salmon on a baking tray that’s been lined with […]
Salad with Sautéed French Beans, Mushrooms and Chicken I love leftovers. They usually inspire me to do something different than I intended when I first made the dish. This concoction was the result of last night’s dinner of roast chicken with sauteed green beans and crimini mushrooms. There was a handful of each left […]
Recently my cravings centered around coffee cake. I craved it during the frequent snow storms that kept us hostage in the northeast this winter and I crave it in the morning still with a freshly brewed cup of strong coffee. And now when it seems the rains won’t stop and the dreariness of the afternoon […]
For all of you who didn’t get my recipe earlier today for the pulled pork grilled cheese I made the other night (and that’s everyone) I sincerely appologize. What can I say…it was 1:00 am when I scheduled my newsletter. But turns out that was a good thing, because tonight I had another […]
Because this is the season for baking cookies, I thought I’d share (once again) my recipe for making biscotti. This recipe has been made literally hundreds of times over the years in my former restaurant, Biscotti, and in my home kitchen, so it’s tried and true. It can easily be doubled or tripled and […]
I discovered this sauce by accident when I was trying to make a white wine sauce directly in the sauté pan by adding white wine, some flour and chicken broth, and it quickly became my favorite. I began making this sauce in large quantities in a large saucepan because it was just as easy to […]
In keeping with the zucchini theme, it wouldn’t be complete if I didn’t let you in on a gem of a recipe, perfect for all the fresh zucchini growing in our gardens and available at supermarkets and farmers markets everywhere. Every year when the harvest of our backyard garden produced an abundance of zucchini, my […]
