Fall is my absolute favorite season. I live for that first day of the year where it’s just cool enough to finally wear your favorite pair of jeans and boots again. The leaves have just began to fall and your favorite soups are on the menu again. One thing I especially love about fall? APPLES…
There’s a reason Lionel Richie wrote a song about Sunday mornings. They’re arguably the best part of the week. You can sleep in as long as you’d like. Your pajamas can be worn way past 1pm and no one can pass judgement. There’s no real agenda. No emails to check. And, the cherry on top?…
Let me ask you a question that I’m pretty sure is rhetorical but here we go anyway: Who doesn’t love hummus? I would bet all the Le Creusets in the world that the answer is no-one. In fact, I have to imagine that anyone with tastebuds has the same love for this delectable dip as…
My husband and I went to Paris for part of our honeymoon and ate the greatest salmon we’ve ever had. It was unforgettable. It was cooked to perfection with a hint of honey, a touch of soy, and a glaze that coated the fish so harmoniously it was as if that’s how mother nature intended…
These bacon wrapped dates are not only stuffed with goat cheese but they are rolled in a gingery- spicy, walnut crusted dry rub. Wow. That might have been a lot to take in, but that only goes to show much flavor is packed into these adorable bitesized apps. What I love about these bacon wrapped…
I can’t help but to think of my grandmother in the kitchen when it comes to pasta. As a first generation Italian-American, food was everything to her. She’d spend hours in front of the television watching Ciao Italia with Maryanne Esposito. Then, around 3pm, she would emerge from the couch into the kitchen and make…
Meatballs go down as one of the most versatile meals of all time. Think about all the variations of meatballs you can make; beef, chicken, turkey, pork, etc. Then, add all the flavors you can add to each variety. There’s basically a meatball for every single palate. And, for all of you who favor creamy,…
Cooking in a small New York City kitchen has its challenges. For starters, there’s really only room for one person at a time – so no sous chef. You can never have the oven and refrigerator door open at the same time. And, there’s limited counter space for cutting boards, prep plates, bowls, wooden spoons,…
When I was a little kid, carrots really only showed up on my dinner plate via a frozen bag from the freezer aisle accompanied by mushy peas. The other way they showed up was in my birthday cake (which I absolutely loved!) But, the mushy, frozen variety was never for me — or anyone for…
My fondest and earliest memory of watermelon is my mother beating all our neighbors in a watermelon eating contest. Every summer, the whole neighborhood would get together and as soon as someone brought out the watermelon, the contest began. Basically the rules were as follows: eat the watermelon on your plate as fast as humanly…
