It’s an App Attack! Bruschetta with Tomato, Basil, & Mozzarella!
As start getting ready for Thanksgiving, I thought you should have an easy app under your belt so your guests can stave off the munchies while waiting for the big
Welcome Pumpkin Season! Pumpkin Waffles!
Pumpkin has become like Christmas… the marketing push starts in August… and it’s just not time yet. No… a thousand times NO! I like certain flavors and foods to herald
One Pan Wonder! Chicken Campagnola!
The weather is getting cooler. You can feel the hint of the cold weather to come and I am THRILLED! It puts a spring in my step and I get
A Chip Off The Ol’ Apple! Apple Chips!
Autumn is a welcome relief from the oppression of a summer filled with too many extremely hot and humid days. Although the weather hasn’t fully dipped into temperatures that harken
Cake for Breakfast! Carrot Cake Pancakes with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze!
I often do cooking demonstrations/lessons at libraries throughout Westchester County in NY. Sometimes they are for an audience of young tweens/teens, which adds a challenge to creating the program. Besides
Oodles of Zucchini Noodles & Deconstructed Pesto!
When I moved to my house, I was so excited. I could finally have a garden… grow things… eat from the land… be like my grandparents… yeah! Well, here’s how
Rock the Roll! Summer Rolls & Peanut Dipping Sauce!
Baby it’s HOT outside! We’ve been having some serious hot and humid weather in NY and, as I’ve said several times and will likely repeat over the life of this
Hot Stuff! Chicken Chili with Cannellini Beans & Cauliflower Rice!
HAPPY SUMMER! Yes, we are now officially into the very first day of Summer 2018. There is always so much promise of a great new season in the first days!
Fit For A Royal! Lemon Scones with Elderflower Icing!
Ahhh love… ahhh Spring… ahhh… THE ROYAL WEDDING! It was a grand event. British nobility and American commoner. Worlds, cultures, races coming together figuratively and literally. Beautiful people, beautiful story.
Here’s the ONE Protein Bar I’m PRO On!
It’s that time of year when the birds are signing, the flowers are blossoming, and… THE GYM IS BECKONING! Ugh… lemme tell ya… there’s a reason I am a “little
Nice Spice! Grandma & Grandpa’s Sautéed Broccoli Rabe!
Now we’re venturing into one of my all-time favorite vegetable dishes. Sautéeing a head of broccoli rabe is my go-to when I want a quick pasta dish or side for
Yes FORTY! 40 Cloves Garlic Chicken!
Cooking with my cousin, Lisa Lombardi has become a regular thing! She challenged me to come up with a great garlic-y chicken recipe which I was more than happy to
My Mamma’s Italian Salad!
Cooking with my cousin Lisa Lombardi is FUN so I did it again. We are cousins on our mothers side, sisters Margie the eldest and my mom, Antoinette (called Annette
Grandpa & Grandma’s Easy Escarole & Beans with Mini Rigatoni
Now that it’s Spring, I often think of my mom’s parents, Rose & Tony Giachello. Grandma’s favorite holiday was Easter and we spent every one with them until they were
Bedevil and Bedazzle! Deviled Eggs!
Just when you think it’s Spring, you wake up to a MAJOR FLUFFY WHITE SNOW WORLD! Seems April Fools Day is one day late! Ha! I will never complain about
Spread it on THICK with these Spect-HACK-ular Spreads!
It was a FABULOUS Oscar season. I love the recipes from this year’s Red Carpet Menu! I’ve made Marmalade-y Bird Roasted Chicken with Orange Marmalade Glaze more in the last
Oscar® Day! The 2018 Red Carpet Menu!
The world has been on fast forward since the 2018 Oscar® nominations were announced. I had the menu named in RECORD TIME – less than 48 hours – and then
Almond Custard Crostata with Peaches Flambé – 2018 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®
When I think of “Call Me By Your Name”, I “feel” the sun… taste fresh stone fruit right off the tree… dining al fresco… hear ’80’s music… ahhhh… It’s a
Cinnamon Sugar Cake Donuts with Chocolate Mocha Sauce – 2018 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®
Ahhhhh…. Dunkirk. It’s an incredible movie only more riveting when you realize that it’s based on actual events! The heroism of ordinary people never ceases to amaze me. When we
Chopped Vegetable Salad with Black Raspberry Tea-Infused Vinaigrette – 2018 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®
Well… the movie GET OUT (which I feel compelled to type as all caps) really took everyone by surprise. I am not much of a “horror” film fan so I
Roasted Royal Purple Cauliflower with Garlic & Thyme – 2018 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®
This dish is so very festive, what with it’s bright colors and delicious flavors, which is counter to the movie it honors. Darkest Hour is a dire film based on
Potato, Shallots, & Mushroom Hash Brown Pie – 2018 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®
Phantom Thread is a LOT. It’s visually beautiful. Had a certain feel… a style that was so alluring. Daniel Day-Lewis was fabulous as usual. At times he seemed curmudgeonly, at
Roast Chicken Breasts with Orange Marmalade Glaze – 2018 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®
We have all gone through a time when we are old enough to start seeing who we’re going to be while still being young and needing guidance from our parents
Beef & Spinach Egg Drop Soup – 2018 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®
Out of all the WONDERFUL Best Picture Nominees, this movie is my favorite of them all. I don’t think it’s going to win, but it is pure magic! Yes, I’m
Virginia Ham & Swiss Cheese Panini – 2018 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®
READ ALL ABOUT IT! This appetizer is awesome!! And so is Oscar® Best Picture Nominee, The Post! What a timely movie. It doesn’t matter which side of the aisle you’re on…
