Let’s be honest. The holidays are no time to diet. Temptation is lurking everywhere. So at the outset of this […]
Archive for ‘Appetizers’
Quick & Tasty Holiday Appetizers
Are you entertaining this holiday season? Hosting a crowd doesn’t have to be difficult. If you’d like to spend more […]
Igniting A Love Affair with Cauliflower
Every now and then a vegetable will surprise you . . . if you let it. Perhaps you’ve gotten in […]
Small Bites: Fried Padron Peppers
I had the good fortune to travel abroad this summer with my family, and experience Spain for the first time. […]
Smoky Baba Ganoush
My weekly trip to the local farmers market always brings fresh inspiration to the table. Planning menus around each season […]
Holiday Entertaining: The Ultimate Cheese Platter
Holiday entertaining is in full swing and nothing says “party” like a simple, thoughtfully prepared platter of local artisan […]
Melon Madness: How to choose & use
My weekly pilgrimage to the local farmers market is always a feast for the senses, but summer’s harvest is particularly […]
Oven-Roasted Spring Garlic
Shopping at my local farmers market often provides spur-of-the-moment inspiration based on what’s fresh and seasonal. Case in point: I […]
Game-Day Grub: Warm Artichoke-Parmesan Dip
This Sunday, ardent football fans everywhere will be hunkered down in living rooms, bars, and restaurants across the country […]
Short & Sweet: Stuffed Figs
Last weekend I came into a windfall. My neighbor’s Black Mission fig tree produced a share-worthy bounty and I was […]