It's great to be me. I'm surrounded by wonderfully creative and generous people...who love to laugh and share. So today I share some of my favorite links of the week by people I know personally and via the web. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Valentina's Cooking On the Weekend's Wasabi Glazed Ahi Tuna had me reeling at its sheer beauty. But when I read the … [Read more...]
Halloween Ideas
Halloween is fast approaching. So here are some great Halloween ideas for you this year. My personal favorite are these healthy in disguise pumpkins just ready to be decorated. Next are these two great ideas--Cake pops and marshmallow mummies. The CakeGirls just have too many wonderful ideas to post. Just jump over to their site and bask in the abundance of Halloween … [Read more...]
Braised Chicken a la Suzanne Goin–Delicious, actually better than that
It is no secret that I love Suzanne Goin and her approach to food. She is a goddess full stop. I met a fellow "Goin Groupie" Kelli Abrahamian at the last FBLA meeting. It's incredible how a shared sensibility can bring two strangers together and make them feel like long lost sisters. That's how I felt with Kelli as we waxed poetic about Suzanne and her food. (Kelli also … [Read more...]
Kale-A-Palooza: Kale and Mushroom Flatbread
In my haste to post the video of Dorothy of FBLA and Shockingly Delicious... And my excitement about the temporary relief I felt from the kale elixir... … [Read more...]
Kale-A-Palooza: Kale the green leafed urchin looking for some respect
Kale is never my "go to" green, I default to Swiss chard: multicolored, rich in sheen and lovely cooked or raw. Yet kale was named as THE food theme for FBLA's January meeting. Yawn. As much as I adore these meetings I was utterly uninspired as to what dish to bring, let alone what I would want to eat. Actually, I almost made up an excuse to skip the meeting but I knew that … [Read more...]