Polka dots, pearls, and pot de creme is one way to keep a woman in her fifties feeling glamorous on her birthday! After a long weekend trip away for business, my mother returned home in time for a small “happy birthday” sing along before she went off to bed. Earlier in the week I asked…

In honor of No Diet Day ( May 6th) here I present to you a fat free cake. I would be totally  lying if I didn’t admit to the truth about that. Of course it’s not fat free, that’s just ludicrous. This is a lemon drip cake filled with strawberries and cream, iced it with frosting…

  One of the popular food trends currently is adding an egg on top of everything eaten in sight. I’ve seen burgers with sunny side up eggs placed right on top of the patty, just before the yolk breaks and runs everywhere, and I’ve seen creamy spaghetti with a sixty- two-degree egg nestled right on…

It took me hours to make this scene feel right. I think after coloring some eggs light blue, picking grass and small flowers off the plants in my mothers window boxes I finally started to see Easter and spring make its mark. Even better, the carrot shaped candy bowl could not have been a better…

She asked me for a “big” favor since she was stuck without a car for a few hours. “I need flour” aunt Lois said, “I’m experimenting with my lemon cookies.” My great grandmother- nanny-  was the pioneer of this family recipe. Aunt Lois was the one to grab hold of that recipe after her passing, so…

When hosting a party for thirty, a number not exactly large and not too small, a great way to seat guests is at one long table. There is something so special and intimate about gathering family and friends to sit amongst each other. It reminds me of how a European grandmother would gather her kids and…

I have been lusting at the thought of purple gnocchi for weeks! The secret of how they turned purple is my own, but I will say they taste like any generic potato gnocchi recipe regardless! Sweet Italian sausage is a great pair with any pasta dish, and happily,  I found a few links in the…

Cookie skillets are one way to satisfy a hankering for something sweet. Brownies, and cookies and mint chocolate chip ice cream is the best combination! I am biased, I suppose since I love mint chip. My girl friends love cookie skillets, and instead of going out five times a week to get one, I decided…

I suppose you don’t see BLT sandwiches on a breakfast buffet, but when you have heirloom tomatoes from the garden, a few packs of unopened bacon staring at you in the fridge, and bread from Bread Alone, I think it’s fair to assemble.  Whether you want to make your own mayo with an egg yolk,…