After a chilly and rainy April, I'm happy to say that spring seems to have finally arrived in New York.  The trees are flowering, the tu...

I don't know if it's possible to truly dislike any cookie but there definitely are two schools of thought.  The soft and chewy ...

Mint Julep Check out today's post on A Cocktail Life for this Kentucky Derby classic!

A while back I was playing around with a little baked chocolate doughnut recipe.  It needed some tweaks but somehow other projects ended ...

I love Greek food and still remember the dish that started my interest in those flavors.  Spanakopita is the traditional Greek appetize...

Last week when I stopped by our local fruit cart (is this a Manhattan thing?), I saw that they had bags of colorful baby bell peppers.  T...

Gin and Cucumber Smash Check out today's post on A Cocktail Life for this refreshing drink.

Have you found that, with the arrival of spring, you crave lighter fruit based desserts instead of rich chocolate and peanut butter type ...

Tonight is the eve of Passover and the time when Jewish families gather for a Seder.  Ours will be a simple one this year with a small grou...

New York and food trucks definitely go together.  Hot dog carts and salty pretzels are long time staples but these days the array of sweet...

Pear & Thyme Gin Fizz Check out today's post on A Cocktail Life for this aromatic sweet and savory drink.

Both of my European parents spent a few years living in Israel before they met.  And both fell in love with Middle Eastern cuisine.  Year...

Chocolate hazelnut spread is a close second to peanut butter in my favorite treats category.  So, when the nice folks at Bob's Red ...

Today I am bringing you yet another of my many, many cauliflower recipes because I seriously never get tired of cauliflower.  It's ac...

Carrot Cake Cocktail Check out today's post on A Cocktail Life for this fun twist on a springtime classic.

This past week, the New York Times Sunday Magazine ran a lighthearted article that looked into the typical refrigerator contents of a fe...

Last month when I did my recap, I complained bitterly about the cold weather.  Note that me complaining about cold weather is a running them...

  Spaghetti pie is typically a pasta baked in tomato sauce and cheese.  It sounds good and has been on my to-do list forever now.  But w...

Frozen Fluffernutter Martini Check out today's post on A Cocktail Life for this adult take on a children's classic sandwich! ...

Today, 30 of my fellow food bloggers and I are celebrating the most amazing made-up holiday you've never heard of.  Yes, we have decl...

When I was growing up, my mother almost always cooked our dinner.  But, every once in a while, I was allowed to choose a pre-packaged fro...

Sometimes you need simple, easy to make cake.  Not box mix easy, fresh made easy.  With a moist, just-sweet-enough batter, perfumed with ...

Springtime Martini Check out today's post on A Cocktail Life for this citrus blend martini to celebrate the first day of spring!

I was so excited for the first day of spring tomorrow.  I set aside some light jackets to be dry cleaned, started some spring house clean...

  Of all the canisters of grains and seeds in my cupboard, barley feels the most like a starchy side dish to me.  Sure, it's great i...

Today is National Pi Day.  That's pi as in the Greek letter π which represents the ratio used to compute the circumference, area and ...

Although I love to be in my kitchen cooking, baking and wielding a cocktail shaker, I've actually spent most of my professional career...

Last year, I used Irish cream liqueur to make a delicious trifle for St. Patrick's Day.  So, for the past few days, I've been sta...

When it comes to grains and flours, I usually keep a fairly well stocked pantry.  So, barley, bulgar wheat, farro and quinoa are usually ...

Every couple of weeks, I come back from grocery shopping with a big bunch of beets.  I roast them, peel them, dice them and toss them int...

If you had visited my home over the weekend, you would have noticed a thick layer of flour dust covering the entire kitchen, a large sect...

I can't pretend I'm sorry to say goodbye to February this year.  It was a challenging month on several levels, not to mention one of...

With no let up on the cold weather around here, I've been craving a steaming hot bowl of chili for dinner.  OK, that's easy enoug...

Have you ever tried sunchokes, also called Jerusalem artichokes for reasons I don't know?  For years, they were just these mysterio...

When I was growing up, there were a few "special" dishes in my mothers repertoire that I always looked forward to and even occa...

When I'm busy during the day, I find that I'm much more likely to eat a healthy salad for lunch if it's already prepped and w...

Quiches and tarts and hand pies...sweet or savory....I love pretty much all foods in a crust.  The trouble is that, no matter how much yo...

“This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group ™ and Post Pebbles, but all my opinions a...

You may have noticed that I usually do the month in review posts at the very beginning of the month and here we are on the 14th.  What can I...

No Brussels sprout preparation I've tried, roasted, sauteed, sweet, spiced, has convinced the Mr. to eat these little cabbages.  Bu...

Are you a creamy dessert person?  Do you gravitate towards puddings and cream pies?  Do you consider coffee cake to be too dry?  Do you l...

Today a few of my food blogging friends and I are sharing Valentine's Day ideas and I "road tested" this pie on my honey la...

Let's clear up one thing first.  I have neither the appetite nor the motivation to make this for breakfast.  The best I can manage is...

Pot pies mean comfort food to me.  A hot, creamy filling and a flaky pastry sound so good.  And I love when they're made into indiv...

This past week we launched our new website, A Cocktail Life .  It's one I've been thinking of for quite a while and I fussed over...

Lately I've been thinking about soda bread.  Sure, St. Patrick's Day is coming up in a couple of months but that really wasn'...

When the folks at Captain Morgan asked me to create Superbowl recipes, I was a bit stumped.  Not by the drink part because I can whip up...

  Another weekend with temperatures in the teens.  Another pot of soup.  I've actually been eating soup almost every day this winter...

This month, the folks at Captain Morgan challenged us to make foods and drinks for a Superbowl gathering and the first thing that came t...

  We're polar vortexing again!  Or maybe it's just January in New York.  Piles of snow and single digit temperatures means we...

Welcome to Cocktail Day, a multi-blogger event co-hosted by Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic, Liz of That Skinny Chick Can Bake, and Donna ...

Can you believe that, until I made this recipe, I had never tasted ramen noodles?  Even though every grocery store in my neighborhood sel...

Well, hello there, you little resolution breaker, you.  Little pot of chocolaty, peanut buttery wonderfulness that you are.  I don't ...