I fell so in love with Persimmons last week with our Persimmon, Pear & Fennel Salad with Fried Sage, that I decided to make a week of it! A veritable, virtual Persimmon festival if you will. Persimmons are sweet with a hint of tart when they are ripe (when they…
This past summer Greg and I took a month long jaunt to Europe. We swung through Paris – Greg’s first visit. Spent time all over Italy and then swung through Istanbul (which was one of my bucket list items). The cities we visited were beautiful and we have such an…
Now that we are embedded solidly in Autumn aka Comfort Food Season, my body is starting to tell me that I need to stay in bed later and go to bed earlier. It is also telling me that with all the hearty foods I’ve been enjoying I should most decidedly…
One of our family traditions that I didn’t get into until recently really, is that my parents used to make chili for dinner every year on Halloween. I think there was a texture thing I couldn’t get past as a kid.But before we would go out trick or treating, we…
I am a big tuna melt fan. I like my tuna melts with a little butter, a little lemon, salt, pepper and a touch of cheese, broiled well. I am also an egg salad fan. I like my egg salads mixed with astringent and tangy things like oil cured olives…
With fall and falling leaves firmly in the air, I apparently have turned to comfort food. For most people, this might mean carb-0-licious carbs, and don’t get me wrong, I love a good carb or two. For me though, comfort food means onions and garlic. Earlier this week, I posted…
As I am the primary dish washer around here, I like anything that requires the fewest number of dishes to prepare. And I think I have always had a thing for one pot meals. It’s all about efficiency for me. Plus, I think I just like the idea that I…
Since we are knee deep in Halloween season, I wanted to offer up a recipe that is good for keeping the vampires at bay. Garlic Coleslaw is one of those family recipes that no one in the family is quite sure who in the family came up with it. If…
I am a huge fan of Roasted Chicken with extra crispy skin, dotted with salt and pepper and little else. I love that I can get 2-3 meals out of one bird. The drippings are delicious for roasting veggies. The leftover meat can begin day 2 in a salad, an…
You all remember the marketing campaign about the something or other Egg, right? Well the egg really is incredible. It is full of all kinds of healthy stuff. Choline to keep your brain working, plus the fat and cholesterol to keep your brain fueled and sheath your neurons. Once upon…