Instantaneous snarkiness spews out of my mouth with little to no provocation. But when confronted with ‘new’ food trends, watch out. Toast?! Really, you’re standing in line to pay $7 for toast? Or the ‘Name Your Ingredient Cleanse’: because one can’t rely on kidneys or livers to do their job. Oh, and by the way, cleanses don’t work. Or the latest fad: broth. Give me a … [Read more...]
Black Bean Tomatillo Chili
My sister asked me for a chili recipe, make that an easy chili recipe. So here it is: black bean tomatillo chili. What I like about this chili recipe is that it's totally flexible. Follow the recipe the first time you make it. Then change it and own it. I like to cook my beans. But this is not necessary. If you have a can of black beans add them. The same is true for the … [Read more...]
Corn Coconut Panna Cotta
It’s hot, make that really, really hot. But no matter the heat, one has to eat. My haunting, lingering question, “But what?” What I wanted: No oven, stove top time under 10 minutes, easy prep 10-15 minutes AND it must taste out of this world. No problem. One of my favorite cold soups is my chilled pea soup—easy, very little stove time. Good place to start. But the … [Read more...]
Summertime Garden Party Menu Videos
When five food fanatics get together to cook and eat there's a lot of fun and food to be had. We joined forces to create a Summertime Garden Party Menu. Last week I posted the links to the dishes that these fab food fanatics created. This week I'd like to share videos that capture the fun we had cooking, talking and tasting the dishes we created. By the time we finished … [Read more...]
Summertime Garden Party Menu
My personal recipe for a wonderful life: Family + Friends + Food = Happiness. Thus far this summer has been a whirlwind of activity filled with the first two components of my equation: visiting family in New Jersey, friends from Copenhagen visiting me and, playing one of my favorite roles 'fun aunt' with various kids, related or not. Missing from my personal recipe for a … [Read more...]
