While I am not a huge risk taker, I do love it when something pushes me outside of my comfort zone just a little bit. As my family and close friends will attest to, I love adrenaline rushes, as long as they don’t involve flying over water (I am cool with heights, but am terrified…
I am always amazed when I speak to people and they say that they never heard of Halloumi. To me, that is the best cheese ever! I mean, what other cheese squeaks? It is so versatile and can be used and cooked in many different ways. When was the last time you had a grilled…
If you’re looking to add a refreshing twist to your summer meals, you’ve got to try a cucumber sumac salad. This dish combines crisp cucumbers with the tangy taste of sumac, creating a vibrant, mouth-watering salad. Sumac is a spice commonly used in Middle Eastern cuisine, known for its citrusy flavor that perfectly balances with…
Arancini, those crispy, golden Italian rice balls, are one of my favorite appetizers. But, to be honest, sometimes I try to avoid having the smell of frying oil in our home. I was looking on some recipes for air fried arancini, and a thought crept into my mind. Why won’t I try all the different…
When I was a kid my godmother had a picture up in her kitchen of a woman being attacked by zucchinis. They are flying at her from all directions and she is covering her head in panic. I was always fascinated by that picture and when I asked her why she had it, she explained…
This winter has been a weird one, hasn’t it? Crazy warm for a while, then a blizzard on the East Coast that has wreaked havoc. It is kind of hard to know which way is up. My response to such wackiness? Comfort food. Creamy, warm, nourishing comfort food. My mom calls these foods nursery foods…
Many moons ago, when my now-husband and I first started dating, we did the thing that many couples do: we tried to increase our appeal by cooking meals for one another. At the time, neither of us cooked very much, so we both fell back on comfort foods that we had grown up with. For…
When I was a kid one of my favorite dinners was tacos. I loved it because it was delicious, but I also loved it because it was fun. The table was filled with bowls full of all kinds of colorful options: green chopped lettuce, red chopped tomato, bell peppers of various hues, black or brown…
One of the recommendations I often make to clients and in workshops is to “cook once, and eat two, three or more times.” Many times, life can get so busy that meal planning seems impossible and all we can do is try to quickly figure out the next meal—tonight’s dinner, tomorrow’s school lunch, etc. When we…
When I was a kid I was a pretty picky eater and the most difficult meal for me (and my poor mom) was breakfast. I hated breakfast. So time and time again my mom would work with me to find some sort of breakfast that I would be willing to eat. Once she found one,…