Tweet When the kids were growing up and I had a 8am – 6pm job,  my saving grace many many times  was my slow cooker.   I rotated between that and a pressure cooker to keep my sanity.   Back then, dinner consisted of a meat dish, some kind of fish and vegetables. And rice.
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Tweet We’ve all heard of wine pairings which involve chocolates or cheese ~ and food, for that matter.  At the recently concluded 2012 Winter Fancy Food Show held at the Moscone Center, we were pleased to have discovered a fun alternative to the norm.   Meet Cookies &  Corks ~ fun, flirty and fabulous sweet
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Tweet Chef Phoebe Schilla  loved cooking from an early age growing up outside of Portland, Maine.   Her mother and aunt were accomplished self-taught cooks who welcomed curious Phoebe into their kitchens.  From tapping her own maple syrup from trees in the yard to baking homemade bread, Phoebe learned at an early age about the delicious
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Tweet Lulu and I had so much fun in the kitchen yesterday as we prepared and cooked up a storm to celebrate Bastille Day. We had one new cool ingredient to work with and of course the ideas just kept flowing like crazy. We decided to concoct something fresh utilizing the asparagus we got from the
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Tweet SERVES 4 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil or canola oil 1 yellow onion, finely chopped 8 ounces button mushrooms, stemmed and thinly sliced 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 pound lean ground turkey (preferably white meat) 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1/2 cup Skinny ‘Cue
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Tweet MAKES 20 PEANUT BUTTER CUPS Ingredients 1 bag (12 ounces) semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips 20 mini cupcake liners 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 3/4 cup creamy natural peanut butter 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 cup crispy rice cereal Procedure Place the chocolate in a microwaveable bowl and microwave in 10-second intervals, stirring between each,
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Tweet Ingredients 1 pound bittersweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces ( I use Coco Barry) 1 stick unsalted butter 9 large eggs, separated 3/4 cup granulated sugar Procedure Preheat oven to 375°F and butter a baking pan. Line bottom with a round of wax paper and butter paper. Chop chocolate into small pieces. In a
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Tweet SERVES 8 Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 large yellow onion, coarsely chopped 1 tablespoon sea salt 3 garlic cloves, finely minced 1 cup cremini or button mushrooms, stemmed and coarsely chopped 2 cups brown rice 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 pinches of saffron 1/2 cup dry white wine (optional) 4 cups low-sodium
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Tweet   Once in a while I get inspired by menu items and I say to myself ” hmmm, why not try something similar at home”? I can take my kids to a restaurant but they will order what is familiar to them -  from burgers, fries, steak and  mashed potatoes. What is familiar is
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Tweet It’s been a while since I’ve cooked pork chops and been even longer since I’ve stuffed them.  I had to be careful on the stuffing because my two diners tonight were my kids.  My husband is off to work.  I headed to Deciccos, my local grocer,  and saw these beautiful peppers!  It must have
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