Artichokes are a funny thing. You either love them…or don’t know how to eat them (or cook them). I make these roasted, stuffed artichokes for a recent dinner party. And though I had always steamed artichokes whole, sitting upright in a big pot of water, stuffed with a breadcrumb mixture…this method wasn’t going to […]
I made this cold soba noodle salad for a demo at Williams Sonoma Danbury CT store last Saturday. I hesitated to add it to this site because this photo, taken under florescent lights, is of rather poor quality and does not do this dish justice. However so many people who tasted this clamored for a […]
When eggs are this good…they’re perfect for dinner. These roasted, stuffed sweet potato make a perfect base for sautéed, spinach and a sunny side egg! I love how the salty, garlicky spinach combines with the sweetness of the potato and then is topped off with an egg. It’s delicious and filling!! Try this combination […]
I made a sesame crusted tuna steak one night and then had this sensational looking Sesame Crusted Tuna Salad the next day! A double treat! I sliced it and added it to a salad of mixed greens and fresh oranges. I would have also added sliced fennel but I didn’t have any! But the citrus […]
This Slow Cooker Chicken Vegetable Soup is not only something that will nourish your family with an assortment of good for you vegetables, but it will fill your home with delicious aromas that will great you as soon as you open the door. It’s perfect for those times when you want to clear out […]
Every summer, growing up, when zucchini were harvested from my backyard garden, my mother used to make zucchini fritters. For me fritters were one of the delights coming out of the summer kitchen that to this day still conjures up the best memories. I continued that practice myself when I too was a mother […]
I came up with the recipe for the cold soba/zucchini salad when daughter asked me for help coming up with some tasty dressings for the Buddha bowls she brings to work for lunch every day. I decided to do a bit of experimenting by first cooking up some cold soba noodles. Then I thought […]
Recently I had fish tacos at a local restaurant. They were so disappointing that I had to go home and make my own. Since I had wild salmon in the freezer, I decided to use that as my fish, but of course you could also use and filet of fish as well as shrimp or […]
Tomato, Cucumber Salad with Yogurt Dill Dressing is another great salad celebrating fresh farm grown tomatoes and cucumbers along with radishes and red onions. Each is sliced thin and then tossed in a homemade yogurt dill dressing that compliments their flavors beautifully. It’s the combination of ingredients in this salad that makes it so […]
Avocados make almost anything better…including your basic chicken salad. Try it. Cut up some rotisserie chicken, or roast a breast or two in the oven. Add to the diced chicken some diced red onions, and grape tomatoes, add a dollop of mayonnaise, a squirt of extra virgin olive oil and of fresh lemon. Season with […]
