I very rarely use my oven’s broiler. Last time was most likely to brown the cheesy topping on French Onion Soup. But a few weeks back I came across an article in the New York Times food section that made me give it a second thought. It’s a great alternative to grilling. You toss your meat and veg and any other…
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.…
One of the things I like best about where we live is the plethora of neighborhood restaurants. At the end of our block you’ll find Japanese, two Italian, Chinese, Korean BBQ, Thai, two pubs, Indian and Rock ‘n Rose (not sure how to describe this last one, but their tagline is “food, passion, glamour”). No chains; all local, mostly family-run, unique places.…
This is one of those recipes I’m not quite sure how to categorize. My daughter eats the entire batch in one sitting, so I’d think that qualifies as a main course. However it also makes a great protein-packed snack as well as a side dish to grilled meat or fish. All I know is that lately I can’t make enough…
I would be remiss if this week’s entry didn’t involve Super Bowl-appropriate nibbles for the big game this Sunday. So here it is, America’s favorite bar food: chicken wings. Though I’ve partaken of my fair share of wings, I’d never attempted fixing them myself. I looked through recipe after recipe with endless variations – baked, fried, slow cooker, buffalo, Korean, etc. –…
Happy Friday! I’m taking the day off and my 10-year-old daughter, Molly, is guest blogging today. Enjoy! I am Katie’s daughter Molly and I picked to guest blog on my moms website because i love baking sweets and i make the best chocolate chip cookies in my family :). This recipe is very easy and i have made it with…
January’s chill (and possibly even snow) is upon us, and I’ve been craving warm, steaming bowls of soup, home-baked bread fresh out of the oven smothered with butter, and mugs of tea with honey and lemon. But I’ve also had a salad yearning. But not your typical, light, refreshing spring or summer salad. Rather I’ve been craving Wilted Spinach Salad…
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…
Happy New Year!! I hope you all enjoyed the holidays. My family and I had a lovely time Stateside. I intended to post from there but got busy catching up with friends and family, eating Chex mix and drinking red wine, and playing Scrabble. But now it’s back to London and after not cooking for over 2 weeks and everyone craving something homemade…