Hi there blog readers. I’ve been away from the blog for quite some time. Today when I started thinking about writing a blog entry, I had to stop and think about which which blog software to open and where to find it on my computer! I hated being away for so long. Tonight I came…… Continue reading Spaghetti Squash Au Gratin

As I was running out the door this morning (at 5:55 AM in case you were wondering) I was thinking about the Cookbook Project. I grabbed one of my favorite cookbooks, hoping I could find a good recipe to make tonight. One of my favorite cookbooks is Jacques Pépin’s Fast Food My Way. If you…… Continue reading The Cookbook Project – Vegetable Soup

The Cookbook Project officially began late on a Friday night. Normally I find it quite hard to come home on a Friday and cook dinner. So, when I stopped at Whole Foods I ordered a large iced coffee to ensure I would not fall asleep while cutting parsley. The iced coffee with 2% milk was…… Continue reading Cookbook Project – Shrimp & Grits

In the spring there is nothing I like to do more than pack up my car and head to Vermont for a few days. I am very lucky because I have been able to do that for the past four years. I love the trip, and we focus on wonderful, local food while we are…… Continue reading Soba Noodle Bowls

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

Over the weekend, the sous chef and I ran into a serious culinary crisis. We both decided that we could not stand the thought of eating chicken. The idea made him sick, and I wasn’t much better. The idea of eating cereal for dinner was much more appetizing than grilling the organic chicken breast we…… Continue reading Culinary Crisis and a Turkey Chili Recipe!