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...]
Gazpacho Made Easy
When temperatures start to hit the 80s the last thing I want to do is cook. So I always turn to gazpacho, the chilled Spanish soup the sings of summer. Here's a video to show you just how easy gazpacho is to make. Gazpacho The following recipe is a combination of quite a few recipes that I've tried. I like Persian cucumbers because they have more bulk to them. You can … [Read more...]
Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Grilled Red Pepper Sauce Just in time for your July 4th BBQ, a sauce that goes with just about anything you can throw on a grill--steak, burgers, shrimp, veggies and my personal favorite--salmon. Check out the salmon recipe here. Claim your independence and make this easy sauce! The recipe is in the video. Have a happy Fourth of July. … [Read more...]
Kara Walker’s Sugar Sphinx–Williamsburg Brooklyn
A few weeks ago I took off on a sunny day from New Jersey to see the Kara Walker exhibit at the Domino Sugar factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. By all rights the trip should have been a disaster—the skies opened up and poured while in line, I had no umbrella and the rain didn't look like it would stop anytime soon. But as luck would have it, a family in front of me shared the … [Read more...]
