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 on her side of the family and Toni the rest of the time) the middle of 5 girls. So we like to think we are […]
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 it was on to creating the actual recipes. There were some snags along the way for sure. I decide on a dish, see it in […]
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 talking about The Shape of Water. I couldn’t believe my eyes when one of the first shots was of a glass pot with hard-boiled eggs! […]
Godmomma Good! Aunt Vee’s Shrimp Salad!
I am on a salad kick, have you noticed? What can I say… it’s too warm to cook but we’ve got to eat… and eat well! On these hot summer days, my mind goes back to barbecues at my grandparent’s next door. We lived in the Bronx and my family owned the 2 buildings on […]