We Are Moving...
We are moving, rather unexpectedly, so there will be a slight hiatus on posts until we are in our new home and more or less unpacked....
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Jul 24, 2019
Dinner Party on a Hot Evening (Recap)
My sister was having a diiner party and asked me to cater an ovo-lacto vegetarian meal for 10 people. The finished dishes seemed to go...
Jun 19, 2019
Birthday Bash (Recap)
Just as a reminder, here is what I made for my sister's big birthday bash, with HUGE kudos to L. for spending copious amounts of time...
May 27, 2019
Genius Corn On The Cob
There are few things more summery than corn on the cob and following is the easiest way to make it without any fuss or bother. All you...
May 20, 2019
Seaweed Crusted Roast Rack of Lamb with Chopped Spinach and Green Garlic Pan Juices
The French go on and on about their pré-salé lamb - these are lambs raised in salt marshes which adds a salinity to the meat - which made...
May 17, 2019
L.'s Black Truffle Philly Cheese Steak
L. had had a bee in his bonnet about Philly cheese steaks for a while. Last year he requested that we make one for dinner but, since we...
May 12, 2019
Mother's Day Brunch (Recap)
I was gifted a Str*tchd massage for Mother's Day (can hardly wait) and, for my contribution to the day, cooked brunch for my mother,...
May 8, 2019
Rainbow Week: Green Day (Sigh)
L., already not on board with Rainbow Week, firmly put his foot down. Who wouldn't want to eat a spinach roulade, stuffed with cream...
Apr 25, 2019
Spring?! What Spring...?
#extrastuff
Apr 15, 2019
Lettuce Seedlings
#extrastuff
Apr 13, 2019
A Diet?!
It was a sad, sad day in my life when I learned that the FDA recommended portion of French fries is equivalent to six - yes 6 - fries....
Apr 10, 2019
Dinner Party Recap
At one point I looked around the table and realized that, as well as L., I was having dinner with one of my closest friends from middle...
Apr 3, 2019
16th Birthday Cake
Oh Boy. I toiled away and made L. a birthday cake to his EXACT specifications. The item above is: 3 layers of coconut cake, layered with...
Mar 3, 2019
Chopped Sirloin Burgers with Bacon and Cheddar
Hand chopped top notch sirloin, smoked apple wood bacon, melted cheddar , the options of tomato, avocado, red onion, pickle and ketchup...
Feb 24, 2019
Sunday Lunch for One
L. went off to the movies today and, with no need to make a proper lunch but feeling peckish, I microwaved a potato, covered it in thin...
Feb 22, 2019
Faux Pho
I already made a completely inauthentic yet curiously delicious pho once before, so I had no problem making yet another for lunch with...
Feb 14, 2019
Happy Valentine's Day!
#extrastuff
Jan 23, 2019
STILL Recovering...
This thing - whatever it is - has been a real doozy of an illness and my cooking has truly taken a hit. L. and I either haven't been...
Jan 19, 2019
A Bad Week For Cooking
L. and I, and pretty much everyone around us, have been ill. Just with colds, which shouldn't be that big a deal, but this is one of the...
Dec 12, 2018
Yakisoba with Veggies and Squid
A big bowl of nostalgia...growing up this was the street food that we bought every Saturday morning on the way home from ice-skating. I...
Dec 2, 2018
Quick Sunday Brunch
My friend and I had plans to go to the movies today (Widows, don't bother) and a quick brunch before going seemed just the thing. For a...
Nov 23, 2018
Thanksgiving Dinner
I forgot to photograph the nibbles, which is a pity as they were both delicious and a huge success. Sorry pumpkin gougeres and halibut...
Oct 10, 2018
Bonus Recipe: 10 Minute Pumpkin Soup (When Your Ill Child Needs Soup Fast)
L. is home sick today and feeling horrible. There is some bad cold, flu-ey thing going around his school and this morning he alternated...
Sep 29, 2018
Duck Ramen
Eating this made me supremely happy. I was not alone; L. labeled this ramen one of the best things I have ever made. I was prepared to...
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