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There is nothing like homemade salsa

Happy Sunday everyone! I cannot believe that I have another whole day off tomorrow – how exciting! I definitely had a more active day today, thank goodness. My omelette kept me full for many hours today – but before heading out for errands and to play tennis, I decided to have a bowl of fruit…… Continue reading There is nothing like homemade salsa

Cooking · Dinner

I never knew Cassoulet could be so easy!

Hi everyone – Since I’ve been home, I have been trying to cook a larger meal on Sunday’s so that mom and I can have something ready for dinner for the first couple of days of the work week. It’s been working out really well so far. Yesterday afternoon I decided to tackle Jacques Pépin’s…… Continue reading I never knew Cassoulet could be so easy!

Cooking

Jacques Pépin’s Sausage & Potato Packet

Hi Everyone: Happy Sunday afternoon. Yesterday I moved a lot of my stuff out of my old house into my new temporary residence – it was hot and not a lot of fun. 😦 But when my friend Tim met me in Rhode Island he came bearing a gift – a copy of Jacques Pépin’s…… Continue reading Jacques Pépin’s Sausage & Potato Packet

Breakfast · Lunch · Walk

A week of food

Hi All – I lugged my computer around with me everywhere this week in hopes I would find a few moments to write in the blog. It ends up I only had a few minutes and wrote about Sunday’s amazing dinner which was definitely a priority in getting out in to cyber world! So, here…… Continue reading A week of food

Cooking · Dinner

Sunday: A Night With Jacques Pepin – or Tim and Nicole…

On Sunday night my friends Tim and Nicole invited me over for a lovely dinner and the Pixar film Ratatouille. I arrived at 4:30 with a bottle of red wine to go with dinner. We started the film promptly so that we would have time to finish it and have a nice dinner on the…… Continue reading Sunday: A Night With Jacques Pepin – or Tim and Nicole…

Cooking · Dinner · Lunch

Sunday: Amazing Ratatouille

Hi All – Wow, Sunday night’s dinner was a success… but let me recap the rest of the day first. Katherine and I had a fun time watching Julia Child on pbs.org (link here to episodes on the web!)  The episodes were inspiring and I can’t wait to try a few of her recipes. It…… Continue reading Sunday: Amazing Ratatouille

Breakfast · Lunch

TGIF!

Hey Everyone – Here’s a big TGIF to all Sugar & Spice readers 🙂  I had a good day today. I was able to convince myself to take the train this morning instead of driving to work.  Even though I love the train, in the morning I really think it is easier just to get…… Continue reading TGIF!

Lunch

Sunday – a fantastic lunch

On Sunday I was able to celebrate my friend Nicole’s birthday with her, her husband Tim and her mom.  Tim is  an amazing cook and a huge fan of Jacques Pépin – so I knew that we would all be in for quite a birthday treat when I was invited over for lunch. We started…… Continue reading Sunday – a fantastic lunch