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Every now and then I wake up on a weekend morning, and I just NEED a poached egg. I need one. Not want. Need. Which for a while was a problem, because the only person I know who can actually make a poached egg with only water and a pan and an egg (read full article)
French toast is the teenager's all-time favorite, and I make it a LOT. I can almost make it in my sleep at this point, that's how often she comes into the kitchen with those puppy dog eyes and says, "Mommy, can you make me french toast?"It's the "Mom (read full article)
French toast is my secret weapon when it comes to teenagers. No matter how embarrassing I manage to be as a mom (yes! as a matter of fact I DO have Single Ladies on my Ipod, and I am going to sing it. Loudly. And yes, I realize I might have gotten th (read full article)
I love breakfast.I love pizza.And so when the New York Times ran an article that included a recipe for something called "Breakfast Pizza" from the Big Sur Bakery cookbook, well, let's just say they had me at hello. Yes, that IS an egg you see in the (read full article)
We are french toast FANATICS in my house. The teenager has said to me more than once that when she comes home from college it is going to be to see me and her dad and to eat some of my homemade french toast. (Not necessarily in that order, I'm guessi (read full article)
This is most definitely the suburban New Jersey version of pad thai, and I say that with pride. Let me explain.A couple of weeks ago the New York Times ran an article, complete with recipe, for pad thai. My friend S sent it to me first, followed by (read full article)
Oh, I love this recipe. Can you fry an egg? Can you make a salad? Then you can make this lovely elegant number that is light and delicious and colorful. This is one of those dinners (and sometimes lunches) that I always have on call for those day (read full article)
This recipe is one of my long line of "I adore New Orleans" recipes, and yes, I will be cheering loudly for the Saints on Sunday. If you have never been to New Orleans...well, it is one of the best and most unique places on earth, and home to some of (read full article)
Here's one of the many things I love about my little blog...one thing leads to another and I end up getting ideas and recipes from the most unexpected places. Take this little number, for example. Where would you expect something that has the words " (read full article)
Man, I wish you could have been a fly on the wall when I was photographing this little number. Or maybe I don't. Because you see, my little food photo shoots usually go something like this: I put the dish in front of the camera and take its pictur (read full article)
There they are. My adorable little La Crueset individual crocks. Get used to them because I have about one million upcoming ideas of things to make in them. Portion control and loveliness, all in one serving piece -- I can hardly stand it.Tonight (read full article)
Now, I need to tell you a little story about this one. It is called "The Chicken Fried Steak Rule," and it dates back to the beginning of time, before the teenager was even born, and it goes like this.Once upon a time, there was a Northern girl and a (read full article)
Those of you who have been following me for a little while know that every so often I cover our local library's "Meet the Chef" series, where we lucky attendees get to see local chefs walk us step by step through the preparation of something scrumpt (read full article)
I don't know about you, but this is the time of year when I, um, eat a lot. There's no other way to say it. Holiday parties, birthday lunches (both the teenager and I have December birthdays), Christmas cookies...need I go on? So whenever there is (read full article)
This recipe is the living breathing proof that you can find a good recipe pretty much anywhere you go if you just pay attention. I work in the heart of midtown Manhattan, and every morning instead of doing the healthy, responsible thing and walking f (read full article)
I kind of can't believe this is the first time I am posting something about grits, because having been married to a Southern man for 18 years, grits are pretty much business as usual in my kitchen. We like 'em plain. We like 'em with cheese. We li (read full article)
The saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, but in this case not even the picture can accurately portray the heaven-on-earth that is the Pasta Carbonara from the Pioneer Woman's site. I promised Jenny, one of the winners from my Sesame Nood (read full article)
So, I have a large, wonderful extended family. (Hi, guys!!). And on many a Sunday they have congregated at my house for a noisy breakfast. Because there are so very many of them, I tend to lay it all out buffet style, stack up the plates, and it is e (read full article)
I know, I know, I am egg-obsessed. I can't help myself - the egg is just a perfect thing to behold. Easy, quick, good and good for you. Eggs are my go-to dinner when I have had a long day and want a very quick but creative supper, and so I collect eg (read full article)
I wasn't going to blog about this one, because it was going to be a little more trouble than usual to photograph. My usual approach to photographing all these dishes on the blog is to make a little extra, which then gets photographed after dinner and (read full article)
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