Quick and delicious weeknight meals
Taste: **** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Moderate Tim’s birthday is on Tuesday but we had an early celebration with his parents tonight. After a delicious dinner at Jarnac — our favorite French bistro that happens to have half-off wine on Sundays — we came back to …
Taste: **** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Moderate As I mentioned in my other posts this weekend, my in-laws were visiting. Peter has a serious sweet tooth so I always like to make him special desserts. I wanted to make a super flavorful but easy dessert since …
Tim and I came home from our absolutely delicious Valentine’s Day dinner at the Old Inn on the Green in New Marlborough, MA, to find that our pooch Angus devoured the entire batch of brownies that I made this morning. Tim ate a brownie in …
Hard to believe this is the 10th Valentine’s Day Tim and I have spent together! Tim wowed me on our first Valentine’s Day together with a romantic meal at Chez Es Saada in the East Village (now closed) and a beautiful pair of silver earrings …
I already have a sweet post ready for Valentine’s Day but I wanted to share The Minimalist’s Chocolate Soufflé recipe from Wednesday’s New York Times. I have always thought that soufflés were difficult to make but this recipe looks nearly foolproof! Chocolate Soufflé Mark Bittman …
While most people associate foods like chips & dip, wings, and chili with Super Bowl celebrations, Super Bowl Sunday in the Jewell house meant my father’s Super Bowl cake. Given the sense of anticipation my father created around this cake (or anything he made for …
The Monday New York Times used to be my favorite because I could finish the crossword with ease, making me feel as gifted a crossword puzzle solver as my brother John and my mother-in-law Pam. But once I discovered the wonderfully simple recipes from Mark …