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A Perfect Setting for the Waldorf
If I had to rank my favorite holidays, Thanksgiving would be No. 1 and Easter No. 2. Easter is right up there because I have very happy childhood memories of it being about Spring, new shoes and a dress for [...]
Posted in About My Food Voice, Let's Get Cookin'
Tagged apples, easter meal, raisins, Recipes, riesling, Salad, waldorf salad
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A Picnic for Breakfast
Growing up I did not like egg yolks…and I still don’t. My father would indulge me and just make fried egg whites for breakfast. I don’t mind eggs in prepared dishes, but don’t have that yolk sitting there by itself! [...]
A Taste Of Thai With A Crunchy Pal
In Los Angeles we have so many different kinds of ethnic cuisines, you get spoiled having almost anything you want readily available not too far from where you live. It also serves as an inspiration to try different things in [...]
Posted in Let's Get Cookin', Spices
Tagged Basil, cherry tomatoes, Cilantro, fish, Mint, persian cucumbers, Recipes, Salad, Scallops, Spices, sprouted beans, Thai Curry, Toasted Cumin Seeds
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A Tale of Two Soups
Ok, so this is my third blog in a row about soup. I guess you can tell how much I like it. Especially in the winter, there is something so homey to have a pot of soup simmering on the [...]
Go Wild – Mushroom Soup, That Is
When I was growing up in Tennessee, the only soup I knew existed was Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom soup. I loved the little pieces of mushroom and the creamy consistency. I don’t think I ever saw a fresh mushroom until [...]
Posted in About My Food Voice, Let's Get Cookin'
Tagged madiera, mushrooms, Recipes, wild mushroom soup, wild mushrooms
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Welcoming Fall with a Steaming Bowl of Soup
Fall is my favorite time of year. I love the cold crisp morning air, wearing heavy sweaters and boots and the smell of autumn leaves and damp soil in the sunlight. Fall also gets me in the soup cooking mood. [...]
Posted in About My Food Voice, Let's Get Cookin'
Tagged butternut squash, Recipes, sherry, soup
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Salmon or Halibut with A Little Surprise
Every time we go out for dinner I always order fish. I love fish, but I have never really been good at cooking fish at home. It seemed my lack of fish cooking skills wasn’t a good enough reason to [...]
Posted in Let's Get Cookin'
Tagged baby zucchini, cast iron skillet, cherry tomatoes, fish, halibut, Recipes, salmon, vegetables
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What To Do With All Those Tomatoes? Marinara Caprese Style!
Fresh tomatoes are the best gift of summer. As a small girl, I spent many summers with my grandmother at her house in the country. For lunch she would go out to her garden and pick a big ripe tomato [...]
A Cure for the Summer Grilling Blues
Grilling is the culinary rite of summer. As the summer progresses, it is hard to come up with new and tasty ways of grilling your favorite foods. My goal in the summer is to not have to cook anything on [...]
How Sweet It Is! Farmstand Jelly in the Hamptons
One of the best things about the Hamptons in the summer is the abundance of local farmers who sell their fresh produce and products from road side stands. Where we live in Amagansett, there are several local farmstands, large and [...]