Baby Shower Tea Party: Tea Sandwiches & Tarts

Baby Shower Tea Party: Tea Sandwiches & Tarts

Here is a delicious smoked salmon tea sandwich with a wonderful herbed butter. A couple of tips to help you make beautiful little tea sandwiches… * Make sure the butter is softened before making the herbed butter * Try to find a very dense bread 

Bridal Shower Luncheon: Summer Salads Galore!

Bridal Shower Luncheon: Summer Salads Galore!

On Saturday, my mom and I hosted a bridal shower for 25 in honor of Tricia — my oldest friend.  The shower was at the bride’s parents house in beautiful Spring Lake, NJ. My mom and I cooked all the dishes — an array of 

Bridal Shower Recipes: Ranch Dip with Vegetables

Bridal Shower Recipes: Ranch Dip with Vegetables

As people were arriving at the shower, we served a simple veggie platter with this ranch dip. The dip was easy to make and worked well with low-fat sour cream and mayo.  To reduce the amount of slicing and chopping we needed to do, we 

Perfect Barbecue Side Dishes: Cheese-Stuffed Grilled Peppers

Perfect Barbecue Side Dishes: Cheese-Stuffed Grilled Peppers

We made this dish — a more sophisticated jalapeno popper — for the first time last night and it appeared to be a hit! I made the cheese filling and stuffed the peppers before our guests arrived and just kept the stuffed peppers in the 

Quick & easy hors d'oeuvres

Quick & easy hors d'oeuvres

Last night we hosted a dinner party for friends from business school.  I was excited to have people over but was a little limited on time.  Wanting to put out more than just your standard cheese plate for hors d’oeuvres, I turned to Mark Bittman.  

Today's Dining Section

Today's Dining Section

It’s Wednesday!  Time to see what goodies The New York Times has in store for me.  I was pleased to see that my two favorites – Mark Bittman and Melissa Clark – both had articles today. Mark Bittman’s Parmesan Cream Crackers look deliciously simple and