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…
As long as I’ve been cooking I’ve entertained romantic notions of starting my day with a cup of coffee, surrounded by my favorite cookbooks, planning the ultimate gourmet dinner. Mid morning I’d head off to the market (Borough Market, in my dreams) to buy lovely, fresh ingredients. The rest of the day would be spent, favorite tunes playing in the…
Conversation in my house the other day as I am preparing dinner: Me: “Girls, it’s your lucky night…dinner is Hearty Minestrone Soup with garlic ciabatta bread.” Girls: “Whoop! Whoop! We LOVE your garlic bread.” Me: “It’s going on the blog this week.” Girls: “Wait. You haven’t put that on your blog yet?? Are you kidding me??” A panicky pit arose in…
French onion soup is one of those things people love ordering at a restaurant because they don’t make it at home. There’s a certain mystique about this bistro classic: that cheesy topping, the floating toasts, the melt-in-your mouth onions. No way you could create something that delicious in your own kitchen. Way (pardon my lame Wayne’s World reference). French onion soup is (1) simple and…
Recently a friend requested my go-to, weeknight chicken recipe. I told her about Slow-Roasted Chicken in Sweet Soy Braising Sauce, but she wanted to use chicken “pieces”, preferably boneless, skinless chicken breasts (not a whole roaster chicken). Like most of you home cooks, I’ve prepared my share of dinners with chicken breasts, drumsticks, thighs, etc. but haven’t latched onto that one that’s made me want to keep…
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…
About 3 months ago I included this recipe in a Summer Salads cooking class when, appropriately enough, it was still summer. Much of the U.S. is still experiencing proper summer, but London definitely feels like fall. There’s a nip in the air, blustery winds and the true death knell of summer: we’ve turned the heat on at night. But back to summer salads. Unlike…
The kids are back in school!! Time to tackle my never-ending to-do list. In theory. Not quite there yet. My sister visited from NY this past week, so we had much more pressing things to do than tidying up the back garden or organizing summer holiday photos or sorting out the girls’ outgrown clothes. But I do have a friend who is on the ball,…
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…