Sometimes my favorite recipes are things I throw together on the fly. I was asked to bring some dip to go with French bread at a recent dinner with friends. Usually, the request to “bring dip” means “bring artichoke dip”. Our standard artichoke dip is good, but after 15 years of gatherings with artichoke dip … Continue reading
Last night I received a vegan recipe from my dear friends, David and Victoria, at the Halau in Lakebay, Washington. It looked so yummy and warm, I just had to share it with everyone. Thanks so much for sharing this ridiculously good and simple soup! Just in time for the cold weather! Cook: VEGAN POTATO LEEK … Continue reading
This recipe is my go-to recipe for all things sugar cookie. It is really versatile and lends itself not only to the soft, cakey kind of frosted cookie you can find at your local supermarket and the thin and crispy kind you can find in a box, but also the kind you roll out, cut … Continue reading
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
Every once in a while I catch a show on the Food Network that has an off-the-wall challenge like “Make a main dish using only ingredients you find in these vending machines.” or “Cook for a class of 5th graders using only these utensils while cooking over a fire on the beach.” I personally love … Continue reading
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