What is the antidote to a week of eating nothing but food from the sea (not that I was complaining)? A burger with the most amazing pub sauce ever!! I just returned from a week with the family down in gorgeous Cornwall. The scenery is stunning – cliffs, beaches, crashing waves, ancient castles. The food is pretty spectacular too, particularly…
While perusing Pinterest a few days ago I came across this recipe, re-pinned it to my “Recipes to Make” board and when I got a head of cabbage in last week’s veg box, gave it a try. And I’ve been making it nearly every day since. My feelings about Pinterest are conflicted. I love looking at the gorgeous food photos – could…
It’s Taco Tuesday! I’ll admit I’m not very good at keeping to a routine meal schedule. The best I can do is get the family together at the table most nights for dinner, though rarely at the same time…it can be 5:30, 7:30, sometimes creeping to 8:30. But somehow Taco Tuesday started a few years ago and for nearly a…
Strawberries in July: get ’em when they’re sweet, plentiful and cheap. Though I’d love to be picking them in the fields on a warm, sunny day, alas I’m not that lucky (downside of living in London and not having a car). Nevertheless, I’ve been buying them en mass and eating them every which way – plain, on my cereal, in smoothies,…
When I first heard about grilled salad I thought it sounded totally cool, but I was skeptical. Seemed a bit too gimmicky. One of those, “it’s halfway through the summer and I’m sick of the same-old green salad , so let’s try something else….ANYTHING else, to get us out of the same-old salad rut”. This salad is the real deal.…
I didn’t think I’d squeeze in another post this week, but I feel the need to share this amazing potato salad recipe. It is the perfect side dish at a barbecue (hello, July 4th!) or alongside yesterday’s Sausage, Pepper and Onion Sandwiches. Years ago I converted from mayonnaise-based potato salads and switched to potato salad with a vinaigrette and have never looked back.…
No more “but I don’t know what to make”. This recipe eliminates that favorite excuse we all use to put off inviting people over for dinner. Good timing as one of America’s favorite entertaining holidays, 4th of July, is right around the corner. And what’s better than sharing a lovely meal in the summer sun with a few beers and family and…
Freezing watermelon may be my favorite food discovery of the year! I don’t know how many times I’ve bought a whole watermelon and unless we’re entertaining a crowd, after 3 days of sliced watermelon with dinner we have all hit the wall. Then I still have at big chunk of watermelon taking up valuable fridge space and after a few days…
Summer has finally reared its welcome head in London. The days are definitely long (sunrise at 4:30, sunset at 9:30) and it’s getting warm enough that I don’t want to turn on the oven. So the grill’s been getting a good workout. One of my summertime cheats is whenever I’m grilling I always throw on extra – a few more chicken…
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…