Book: Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics Episode:Food with Love Rating: 5/5 How Easy Is That: Easy Store Bought Is Fine: Vanilla Ice Cream Pricey Ingredients: Vanilla Bean Hard-to-find: If you can’t find vanilla beans, or don’t want to spend an arm and a leg you can replace it […]
Book: Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics Episode: Thanksgiving Pot Luck Rating: 5/5 How Easy Is That: Intermediate Store Bought Is Fine: Herb-seasoned stuffing mix Pricey Ingredients: — Hard-to-find: Unless you want to de-bone the turkey breast yourself, I recommend calling your local butcher and ordering a skin-on, de-boned breast. The […]
Book: Cooking for Jeffrey Rating: 3/5 How Easy Is That: Advanced Store Bought Is Fine: Active dry yeast Pricey Ingredients: Saffron Note: Two things I learned after my challah pulled apart while baking: 1) When you braid the dough, make sure it not too loose, but not too tight. […]
A perfect afternoon in a French cafe in Miami last weekend rekindled my desire to make it back to France as soon as possible. Paris is one of the only cities other than New York City that I ever miss and it’s been 7 years […]
The first time I ever heard of (or had) Cornish hens was when my mom made them for Valentine’s Day dinner when I was 8 or 9. I remember feeling so special that I got my own bird rather than having to share it! The […]
When Cooking for Jeffrey was announced, you knew that there were going to be a least one delicious roast chicken recipe. And Ina didn’t disappoint! Her Skillet-Roasted Lemon Chicken was the first recipe I tried and it was to die for. I’m not sure why […]
My friend recently asked if I had any interest in visiting Jackson Pollock’s House/Studio on Long Island. It’s something I’ve always wanted to see, but it wasn’t until she mentioned that it’s in East Hampton that I REALLY wanted to go! I’ve been to the […]
September 4 is one of my favorite birthday celebrations of the year – not only is in Queen Bey’s birthday, but it’s also one of my best friends/roommate’s birthday as well! This year I gave her the list of Ina’s desserts and had her pick […]