One of the things I like most about traveling is the food. Getting exposed to new restaurants, new dishes, new ingredients, etc. Sampling everything from the simple to the exotic: from grilled tomato toast in Spain to reindeer meatballs in Finland. Upon returning home from our trips, I am inspired in the kitchen and try to replicate some of the more…
I’ve been teaching cooking classes out of my home for about three years now. A few years back I did a brunch class which included a recipe for coffee cake. I am a sucker for all kinds of sweets, but when they have a moist cakey interior topped with a crunchy brown sugar cinnamon walnut streusel, I really can’t help myself.…
How is it that chia seeds, something I’d only heard of via infomercials of my youth (ch-ch-ch-chia), become one of the latest health food crazes? I still remember as a kid watching the Chia Pet commercials and so wanting one for Christmas…… I’d have to wait 30+ years until finally meeting the chia. But rather than being in the form of a terracotta animal slathered…
Rewind one year. It’s a few days after Thanksgiving. The turkey/stuffing/mashed potato/green been casserole/pumpkin pie feast of a few days ago is but a dream. Leftovers have been gobbled up (no turkey pun intended.) A lone bag of fresh cranberries lingers in the fridge. As usual the supermarket was offering “buy one, get one free”. I only required one bag for Spiced Cranberry…
Don’t schlep to the store next time you crave a baked good or something sweet; or are in need of an after-school snack for the kids or a breakfast treat. Rather make Beat-the-Clock Banana Bread. It literally takes 10 minutes to assemble (plus baking time – but who counts that?) and only requires one bowl and no electric mixer. Easy-peasy. I’ve…
It’s my one year blogging birthday!! One year and 50+ recipes later, I’m still chugging away and you’re still reading my posts and trying out these recipes. Thank you!!! Today I’m posting Scrambled Egg Muffins. Sorry it’s not a birthday cake or some other witty tie-in with my blogging anniversary. These muffins fall into the “easy-and-healthy-after-school snack” category as well as the “protein-packed…
September always brings back fond memories of Sunday drives to the apple orchard. Growing up in Michigan we had one just down the road and a handful of others within a short drive. Didn’t realize how spoiled I was until living in Chicago and driving over an hour (in expressway traffic, not through beautiful countryside) to visit an apple orchard….and it shut down the year…
This week’s post is inspired by “The Great British Bake Off”. For those of you not in the UK, I’ll explain Bake Off, which I believe is the #1 show in the country (I’ll have my fact checker verify that one). It’s definitely our family favorite, and really the only British show we watch (yes, after 3 years, we still haven’t…
Shakshuka – you probably aren’t familiar with it, but I’m hoping to change that. Shakshuka is an Israeli dish of eggs in a spicy tomato sauce. Works just as well for dinner as for breakfast or brunch. Though I haven’t been fortunate enough to travel to Israel….yet (would love to visit Dr. Shakshuka in Tel Aviv…I hear that’s ground zero for…
Three years ago I was living back in the States (Boston) and working a 3-month internship at America’s Test Kitchen, home of Cook’s Illustrated magazines and cookbooks. As part of “graduation” from the internship program, we did a “muffin project” (I promise there will be no more ” ” in this article….) which involved developing a unique muffin recipe and…