I'm always experimenting with steak sauces that enhance but don't overpower the meat. As much as I love barbecue sauce, once I pu...

Late August is usually when I feel some cooler breezes in the air, autumn catalogs begin to arrive in the mail and, much as I hate to rus...

This was my summer of discovering all my favorite rose' wines. I have nothing against reds and whites but rose' has my heart. Ext...

And...it's finally peach season. Oh, sure, there have been peaches in the market for the last couple of months but they were just har...

Based on what I'm seeing at the farmer's market these days, zucchini is taking over the planet. OK, maybe not but I'm eating ...

It's no secret that cheesecake is my favorite dessert and it's what I always want as my birthday cake. And yes, I do usually make...

There's not really much to complain about when it comes to ice cream. But sometimes, the sweet on sweet can be too much for me, espec...

Let's talk about lunch prep. I feel like the Sunday meal prepping people do tends to be more for weeknight dinners but lunch has alwa...

No matter what the season, when I'm entertaining there's nothing more crowd pleasing than a great cheese board. But, in summer, I...

Summer is all about the grill, isn't it? There's just something about cooking and eating outside and the taste of grilled food. Y...

We need to talk about this cocktail because it is so good. I mean, this recipe makes two drinks and I may or may not have had them both. ...

When I'm walking through my local farmer's market on Saturday mornings, I always develop an overwhelming urge to make a big salad...

My first experience with shawarma was on vacation on the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel. Food vendors were selling falafel and shawarma sandwi...

I have a life long love/hate relationship with coconut. Love the flavor, hate the texture. So, little pieces of shredded coconut inside f...

Are you ready for the unofficial start of summer with Memorial Day weekend? Yes, the day itself is significant but, let's face it, it...

My peanut butter obsession means that's usually the jar I reach for when there's cookie baking to be done. And since it's bee...

For some reason, 2018 is running by super fast for me. Half the things I was supposed to get to in the first quarter of the year are stil...

I've always enjoyed a cool, refreshing mojito in hot weather. It's icy and minty and not too strong. Despite the 2 ounces of rum,...

When Sunday brunch is at my house, I like to to serve a bagel feast. I mean, who doesn't like bagels?Not only is it popular but it...

Do you suffer from ramp insanity? These wild onions appear for a short time in the spring and our local farmer's markets actually twe...

This recipe got started recently as I was staring at the menu of one of my favorite local dives and trying to decide between nachos and C...

I have a serious affection for a good, loaded breakfast sandwich. What's not to love about all the delicious breakfast things stacked...

When you love peanut butter as much as I do, you have a favorite peanut butter cookie recipe. And, in my case, my ultimate favorite is fr...

Let's just say that it's a good thing I don't live with anybody who expects a hot breakfast because they would be very disapp...

One of my favorite ways to serve side dish vegetables to company is just to grill or roast a big platter of them and put them in the midd...

Let's talk about how much there is to love about Dutch baby pancakes. The puff, the flavorings and, my personal favorite, the fact th...

Puff pastry and frozen spinach are a couple of items that can usually be found in the back of my freezer somewhere. They're both usef...

Oh, has it been a minute since I expressed my undying love of peanut butter? Rest assured my obsession has not waned. And while I fully a...

At any given time, I've either had no pickles in my fridge or I've had an overly large array of them in various shapes and sty...

Another week and another make-ahead dinner prepped, portioned and stored in the fridge for use during the week. I'm so weirdly pro...

I was on a hunt the other day for some fresh spring peas (I'm pretending it's not still freezing outside) but none of my local gr...

One of my goals is to get better about weekly meal prep and make-ahead freezer meals. I've always found that the prep work on a Sunday...

See these hot, fluffy doughnuts, oozing with jelly and dripping with peanut butter glaze? Fresh from the fryer! Oh, wait, I meant the air...

Let's talk about quick and easy weeknight dinners because it's a subject that comes up often around here. It's actually most l...

It snows, it warms up, it snows, it warms up. All month long. Rinse and repeat. I know it's just winter's last hurrah before exit...

For those people who know me well, the only surprising part about me baking a banana cream pie is that it's the first time I've e...

One of my cooking mottos would have to be French onion all the things! Why? Because the combination of beef, Gruyere cheese and carameliz...

Every year I bake some kind of soda bread around St. Patrick's Day and every year I ask myself why I don't bake it more often. It...

I usually enjoy adapting recipes to be a little healthier and that often means employing my oven or air fryer instead of the deep fryer. ...

Despite days of rain and gloom, the temperature is actually warming up quite a bit here. I think the groundhog said 6 more weeks of winte...

I've been having fun testing recipes in my air fryer so it was only a matter of time before I tried something sweet. Doughnuts are su...

Meatloaf is one of those recipes that I love as much the next day, as a leftover, as I do freshly made for dinner. It's one of my fav...

Do you and your friends love seeing all the Oscar nominated movies before the awards are handed out? It's definitely movie watching t...

There are just some culinary terms that make me extra happy and pot pie is one of them. The image of creamy filling encased in pastry is ...

Not all Valentine's Day desserts have to contain chocolate. Especially if you suspect a box of your favorite chocolate truffles is be...

Sunday was cold and rainy and I was feeling run down from a long week. Normally I make a big pot of soup when I feel like that but I was ...

I am obsessed with fresh currants and probably mores so because of how hard they are to find. In New York I typically find them in the wi...

Most of the time, I am not a fancy dessert maker. I like to create recipes that are easy, quick and delicious. But sometimes you have to ...

It's almost time for the sweetest holiday of the year. And yes, it's wonderful if you have a romantic partner but I believe in sp...

Every time I make a casserole I ask myself why I don't make them more often. They can be prepped ahead of time, come together using j...