Three days left until the big Thanksgiving feast so let's talk about food stresses. For me, for many years, it was the gravy. I was t...

My favorite thing about this time of year is the focus on gathering. Whether it's family or friends or even new friends like the grea...

The countdown to Thanksgiving is on and I love this time of year so much. The air is crisp and the weather cool but not cold. Autumn is s...

Let's talk about the best part of the Thanksgiving feast: stuffing! Or, in this case, dressing. Because when you stuff it inside the ...

How does a pan of flavorful chicken thighs, cooked in an aromatic sauce and served over rice, sound for dinner? Good, right? Especially w...

Have I ever mentioned how much I love pumpkin? For some reason, I've been obsessed with how pumpkins and other winter squash look sin...

I came to love shakshuka, the popular breakfast dish of eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce, a little later in life. This was probably t...

I interrupt this normally family-friendly foodie conversation to talk about wicked cocktails and what they'll make you do. Dancing na...

Every autumn I start to dream about caramel apples. I think it started when I was a little girl, window shopping with my mother in fancy ...

Last weekend, when I was at the farmer's market, I could practically smell the apples a block away. So many fresh ripe varieties to c...

I, personally, celebrated when the old time wedge salad became popular again. They're the steakhouse classic of iceberg lettuce, toma...

Yay! It finally cooled down enough for me to turn off my air conditioner. I mean, seriously, this was the hottest summer ever in New York...

Summer may not be officially over but summer schedules definitely are. It's back to school, back to work, back to real life. And that...

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...