MORE TIME AT THE TABLE

After being on  a Canadian cruise (Boston- Quebec City- Boston on Holland America) for two weeks.... (in no special order)           ...

 I have a terrible time leaving caprese alone.  I just keep messing with it.  Adding this and that.  Changing it up. Or Down.  In part,...

Julia's 100th Birthday post:  Salmon Fillet en Papillote with Spinach and Tomatoes Just for fun this time, I thought I'd s...

Saute a little garlic and shallots; cook up some pasta.  Add fresh tomatoes, chopped mozzerella, parsley and basil. That's it. ...

Bacon, Spinach (the "L"), and Cherry Tomato Risotto As a kid, spinach was not my thing.  It was that slimy stuff Popeye ate...

Ah, summer.  Here's my favorite use for green peppers.   Right after my mom's stuffed green peppers, that is. ...

                                                        Chicken-Guacamole Salad with a Big Squeeze of Fresh Lime...  If you live in t...

Would you cook with this woman?  Meet Delia Smith. In North America, we might argue over who taught us to cook.  While Julia really was ...

The story goes that tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches....  Actually, I don't know that story.  If you do, tell me.  I just can...

There are days when you just don't want to put that book down. Remember those?  As a kid, my mom would not argue with me at suppertim...

  Don't know what to do with chicken?  How about cook it? I simply don't know how to do anything without doing it with all my...

While food trends wax and wane (Remember cupcakes?), I never-ha!-fall into the kitschy traps other foodies do.  I did make gingerbread cupca...