I'm in summer recipe planning mode these days and definitely going for dishes that are light, easy and quick to make. Because I want ...

We are officially two weeks away from the unofficial start of summer. Yup, Memorial Day weekend is when I've always considered it the...

Can we talk about my favorite new healthy green that's not kale? When I say new I mean new to me, of course. Watercress has been arou...

It's time, once again, to celebrate one of my favorite foods. Yes, this coming Saturday, May 13th, is International Hummus Day and it...

I am all about the sweet and savory together. Yes, that's why I love chocolate covered pretzels but it's also why I like apple ta...

I've always been completely obsessed with cherry blossoms and eagerly wait for them every year. They bloom for such a short period of...

Serious pretzel lover here! Not the hard, crunchy ones you snack on. Wait, I mean, yes, those, too. But I'm talking about the soft, b...

Today I have the pleasure of sharing a recipe with you that comes from my friend Liz's new book, The Ultimate Jewish Shabbat Dinner. ...

The first time I saw shakshuka on a restaurant menu, I flashed to my first experience of huevos rancheros, the popular Mexican breakfast ...

I'm always fascinated by cooking / lifestyle programs that talk about entertaining over breakfast. I mean, I love entertaining. Come ...

Being a native New Yorker, I'm used to a bagel with a schmear (of cream cheese) as a given. Every deli has it as the morning special ...

Last weekend I was home, wanting a beautiful spring day but, instead, watching it snow outside. I was alternating between watching that g...

What's that expression about, if you're going to do something then do it right? Well, this is a breakfast sandwich done right. Mo...

I'm impatient for spring to arrive. It always happens to me around this time of year. I feel like I've endured two months of free...

The other day I was looking through my refrigerator and cupboards and pulling out ingredients to make lunch. No particular plan. Just see...

It feels like I haven't been in my kitchen for weeks but, actually it's more like one week. One whole, incredibly long week of be...

It all started when I decided to make some Valentine's treats for friends and neighbors. I figured I'd do something fun and color...

So the Superbowl is over, right? And one of the teams won, correct? My lack of interest is showing, isn't it? In fairness, I'm a ...

I think I've made it known in the past that I'm obsessed with soup in cold weather. And by cold weather, I mean starting right af...

I'm back today with more game day food ideas but with an eye toward convenience. Let's face it, sometimes you've just been co...

I'm deep in game day recipe mode around here. Between regular Sunday sporting events on TV and the big game coming up soon, it's ...

Superbowl is almost here. Are you getting really excited? Are you cheering for your favorite teams and planning a big get together with l...

This recipe title is a mouthful, I know. And it really should be even longer because it's technically a walnut gremolata pangrattato....

Happy New Year, friends! I have to say that I love when New Year's Day falls on a Sunday. I mean, I'm all for resolutions and new...

I always find it hard to say what my favorite foods and drinks are because I love so many. But if there's one cocktail that's had...

In between the rounds of cookie baking I've been doing lately, I was suddenly struck with an urge for a doughnut. Of course, the prob...

This year I added a new treat to my list of favorite things. I wasn't completely sure how I felt about the idea of drinking something...

It's getting to be the most delicious time of the year. And if there's anything better than the smell of frying potato pancakes, ...

Meatballs again? Oh, hell yes, I love them! They're easy to make, use ingredients I usually have around the house and the flavor can ...

Every year I flip through fancy housewares catalogs and see gorgeous soup bowls shaped like pumpkins and squash, just begging to be added...

Every year I plan a "house cocktail" for the holidays. I make a big pitcher of it in advance and then just shake off the indivi...

Holiday desserts in my house have always meant pie. Sure, there might be a few other things that I whipped up or that guests brought. And...

So, I was basically a nervous wreck all day yesterday, waiting for election results and watching cable news obsessively. I knew I needed ...

I've been on a serious polenta kick around here lately. I think it's a combination of chilly weather and busyness. Polenta is a b...

Have you ever had crispy smashed potatoes? To me, they're sort of like potato skins only a few notches above. Skins have tons of topp...

For most of my life, I stopped craving ice cream after summer was over. But all that changed a number of years ago when I first tasted pu...

We will now take a brief recess from pumpkin spice everything to bring you some peanut butter. I promise that things will go back to oran...

Wow, it's almost the end of the first week of October and this is the first pumpkin recipe I've shared with you this season. That...

Many years ago (we won't discuss how many), I worked at an ad agency that was on Park Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan...

Earlier this month, a foodie friend posted a link to the Ding Dong cake from Chocolate, Chocolate and More and a flood of memories came...

I was in the grocery store last week and planned to pick up a bag of pretzels to snack on. All they had were large bags, more than I need...

Last week I came home from grocery shopping with a pound of ground beef but no fixed idea how I was going to use it. That's not reall...

I know summer isn't technically over until the third week of September but it never feels that way. The whole vibe of the city change...

Back in my youthful clubbing days (no, we're not going to talk about how long ago that was) I was a gin and tonic girl. I can't s...

How is it possible that summer's almost over? Didn't it just begin recently? Ugh, it's always such a whirlwind. And this was ...

No back yard to hold the summer party? We big city types are not fazed in the least. Sure, we can take our picnics to the park but since ...

Sometimes in life it's worth making a fuss. Now you know that normally I'm not a fussy baker and I like more rustic looking desse...

Last week I was talking about my crazy busy summer schedule (which hasn't even remotely slowed down, by the way) and how I've bee...

I am definitely a sucker for anything mango flavored and I will find whatever it is on any menu or any grocery store pretty much ri...