Our friend Vinny came over again last week to share with me another of his mother’s heartwarming, satisfying dishes – pasta e fagioli, or, as Vinny calls it,” pasta fazool”. Any way you say it, this dish has it all – warm, hearty, healthy and delicious and it was really inexpensive to make. As Vinny … Continue reading »
A couple weeks back we celebrated my daughter’s 9th birthday. She had only two requests. The first was to celebrate her special day at Jump Highway in Fairfield. The second was to have a strawberry Monster High birthday cake. Putting together the birthday party at Jump Highway proved to be the easy part as they … Continue reading »
Who doesn’t like a snickerdoodle? These cinnamon and sugar wonders have been a favorite of mine for a long time. Cinnamon crispness on the outside with a dreamy soft texture on the inside. And, let’s not forget how the waft of baking snickerdoodles make the house smell so incredible. Snickerdoodles 1 cup softened unsalted butter … Continue reading »
Happy New Year! Last week, our long time friend, Vinny (aka “Papa”), who is 100% Italian (half Sicilian on his dad’s side and half Neapolitan on his mom’s side) and born and bred in New York City, came over to show me how to make his mother’s most awesome meatballs. What a great day! Not … Continue reading »
Last week our friend and neighbor, Phyllis, came over to share her latke recipe with me. This native New Yorker and die hard Yankee fan learned how to make these super delicious and addictive potato treats at a very young age from her grandmother and today she shares all of her secrets with me. Warning: … Continue reading »
