Quick and delicious weeknight meals
Greek yogurt has become a staple in our house. Charlotte has a bowl of FAGE with fruit every morning. She loves the taste and I love that it does not contain the added sugar so many of the kid yogurts have. But Greek yogurt is …
Here is a delicious and easy dinner that you can make with either store-bought or homemade pesto. I used some pesto that my mother-in-law Pam made with the fresh basil from their glorious vegetable garden. The corn – haricots verts combo with pesto was unexpectedly …
Happy New Year! The first post of the year is a quick one. Last night, I made this simple spinach salad. The recipe reminds me of my mom’s spinach salad which I have always loved! I used baby spinach because that’s what we had but …
Eggplant parmesan is one of my favorite dishes. But until this weekend, I never made a legitimate eggplant parmesan. The dish isn’t difficult to make but I have always been daunted by the mess and many steps involved in the recipe. Given the 2.5 hours …
Very sad and shocked that the nearly 70-year-old classic Gourmet Magazine is shutting down. Here is the NY Times article. Very surprised how frequently my former employer’s name is being mentioned with regard to the Conde Nast budget cuts. Typically the Firm’s involvement with any …
I love pizza but no one loves pizza more than my mom! We had pizza every Friday night growing up and my mom is always on the hunt for a yummy pizza pie. So when I knew that she was going to be visiting, I …
We live in a great neighborhood! Yesterday afternoon Tim and I took advantage of the newly opened High Line as our means of walking to Chelsea Market. What a civilized way to travel to buy groceries and wine! Walking on the High Line is particularly …
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 …
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 …
I started this cooking blog one night in late January and really wasn’t sure how it would be received or if I’d enjoy writing it. I have been pleasantly surprised by the positive reception from my readers and how much I enjoy communicating my culinary …