Caesar’s Salad
The first bite of crisp and crunchy romaine lettuce, the Parmesan, croutons not out of a box and the sublime dressing blending lemon, egg and anchovies sort of defies description. […]
Portuguese Chicken
My mom’s recipe notebooks are a time capsule, reflecting not just popular dishes of the day, but also how she evolved as a cook. Lots are in her beautiful cursive […]
Loving Legumes
Looking inside the pantry for inspiration, my gaze falls on lentils, black beans, kidney beans, chickpeas/garbanzo beans, tepary beans. All legumes. All yummy. All part of my kitchen repertoire. All […]
Going Green
With my paternal grandmother 100% Irish, St. Patrick’s Day dinner was the one time a year my mom’s menu was corned beef, cabbage with caraway seeds and potatoes. Part of […]
