April has certainly played with us as far as feeling like spring has arrived. We had some warm sunshine mid-month and even had a day that flirted with 80 degrees. But this week, which ironically was spring break for public school kids, had us digging out warm jackets again and long-sleeve thermal shirts to wear under…
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Get Some Ideas for Easter Dinner Like an Easy Baked Ham and More
Easter arrives early this year in the month of March. The daffodils are exploding to celebrate the arrival of the season. Many people serve a baked ham for Easter dinner. You can get an easy-to-make recipe from Tricia Yearwood that she shared recently on an episode of her show Tricia’s Southern Kitchen. Read about it in…
4 Ways to Eat Green for St. Patrick’s Day
Corned beef and cabbage not your meal of choice for St. Patrick’s Day? That’s fine. You can get your green into gear with some dishes that use spinach and herbs from my post over at Parade. There are recipe ideas that are easy, healthy, and green. Spring is just about here and any one of…
A Dish for Leap Day Dinner
Hats off to all the leap-year babies. You celebrate a birthday every year but only see it on the calendar every four years so make it a good one. After some serious shoveling this season there better not be another reason to see that shovel come out again! The indoor flowers are looking good. The…
Bring on the Avocado and Be Super-Bowl-Ready with Food and Drinks
The first month of 2016 is coming to a close. Everyone is gearing up for Super Bowl Sunday. Do you know when the most avocados are sold? Many might say Cinco de Mayo. The answer is the week leading up to the Super Bowl because of all the guacamole that is made to feed the groups gathering to watch…
Food and Cocktail Ideas for the Last Week of 2015!
The wrapping paper has been thrown out and if you have kids in the house you probably invested in new batteries this past week. We had a spiral ham for Christmas dinner as we usually do each year. If you have leftover ham with the hambone, do yourself a favor and make a soup. There…
A Julia Child Thanksgiving and Her Time at Parade Magazine
Right about now everyone is peeling potatoes for mashed potatoes, or chopping onions for the stuffing, which will get prepared tomorrow with some fresh sage that is still going strong in the November garden. That’s what is going on in our kitchen this Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a holiday anchored by the turkey and everyone’s favorite…
Cooking with Super Storm Sandy
Three years ago a group of us took an online writing course with the fabulous and respected food writer Molly O’ Neill. We established our blogs and started a new path. During the course we would conference call each Sunday night. A storm was brewing one of the weeks of our course and we decided…
Ideas for Helping Picky Eaters from Some Pros
The school year is in full swing and it’s time to start planning meals to pack in lunch boxes and dinners to arrive on the table after a busy day of school and after-school activities. Do you have some picky eaters in your house? Is there someone who sits at your dinner table who won’t…
Vacation…All We Ever Wanted
August is a time for continued slowing down and getting ready to gear up again for another school year all at the same time. A pause to think about what lies ahead. Enjoy this time. These are some photos from our favorite place at the Mohonk Mountain House. They have some of the most spectacular…
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