In my house we have been talking about cookbooks a lot. How many cookbooks do we have? Am I addicted to cookbooks (um, yes, obviously!) What are my favorite cookbooks? How can we best organize the many, many cookbooks? How can I catalog the cookbooks? The conversations go on and on. I’ve been trying to…… Continue reading Cookbook Project
Tonight I cooked an inspired dinner! Last night I got out one of my favorite cookbooks, The SkinnyTaste Cookbook, and picked out a recipe that looked flavorful and fun. Last night I picked out Gina’s recipe for Chicken Pasta Caprese to make for dinner tonight. I loved the photo in the cookbook, and truly made…… Continue reading An Inspired Dinner
It might be April 26, but most days around here it feels more like winter than spring. We had one day when the temperature reached seventy – and it felt so amazing!! But the warm temperatures only lasted one day, and sadly we do not have another warm day in the forecast yet. Winter is…… Continue reading A Special Dinner
We had a lot of bananas hanging around the house this week. I ate one almost every day in the morning, but I purposely left three bananas in the house and watched them as they got very ripe – overly ripe unless you had a plan for them. All week I had a plan -…… Continue reading Banana Bread
Greetings from a snowy, cold town in New England!! We have been experiencing all sorts of extremes over the last week or so. We had quite a blizzard last week, then most folks watched and rejoiced as the Patriots won the Super Bowl and then, hours after the victory – more snow! There have been…… Continue reading Vegetable Turkey Soup for a Snow Day
The cooler weather has definitely arrived in New England – and it is probably here to stay for a few months. One of the great things about late fall and winter is the return of comfort food! I just love making soups, stews, and other comfort foods – it is something I look forward to…… Continue reading Spinach and Turkey Lasagna
Hi Blog Readers: It has been a while since my last blog entry! This past week every night my to do list included “Write blog entry” but it just never got done. The big reason I was so busy this past weekend was because on Monday morning I decided to try the Paleo diet for…… Continue reading Paleo!?
Yesterday the sous chef and I returned home after a week’s vacation. We spent our week on an island, a block from the beach and it was restful and relaxing. I was sad to leave the beachside community that we have vacationed at for the last two years, but when I walked into our house,…… Continue reading Minestrone Soup
HI there blog readers – congratulations on making it through the first day (and night – almost) of the work week! I felt like I needed a pat on the back for making it through the day. The weekend was a good one (although it went by waaaay too quickly, as they often do). Saturday…… Continue reading Flatbread Pizza and Zoodles
Greetings Blog Readers: I hope the first days of September have been kind to you! I don’t know about you, but for me the days after Labor Day are still all about a fresh start and getting back into routines. I always feel like September is more of a new year than January 1st! How…… Continue reading Back to School, Work and Everything
Sugar and Spice 