Summer is the best time to enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables! I think I can squeeze in one more favorite summer salad before the season is officially over. I love this salad because it includes one of my favorite summer fruits, nectarines. I simply cannot get enough of these ripe sweet and tart stone fruits ... Read more
All month I've been sharing my favorite things as a way to celebrate August as my birthday month. There are so many dishes that I love to make and eat it's impossible to make a shortlist of favorites. And lately, I've been craving Ratatouille. I guess that's because I've been preparing to return to Provence ... Read more
Do you have a favorite flower? Mine is the gardenia. I adore the tightly wound petals, that thick leathery texture, and the shiny, deep and lime green foliage. Don't even get me started on the intoxicating aroma. When I was a child, my mom, had 3 large gardenia bushes right off of our patio and ... Read more
More kitchen favorites, part 2 of my most used and loved kitchen items. Last week I shared 5 things I reach for almost daily in the kitchen and today I have 5 more items that I can't wait to share with you. As a teaching chef for over 20 years, I have used and used ... Read more
As promised I am sharing some of my favorite things through August to celebrate my birthday month. As a teaching chef, and food and lifestyle blogger, you can imagine that I spend a huge amount of time in the kitchen. I'm always telling guests of cooking classes about my favorite kitchen tools but If you ... Read more
I have some very exciting news. It's no secret that Paris is my favorite city. This photo was taken in September, less than 1 year ago. It was my first trip back over the water, since the lockdown and the crushing blow to my business. At this time, I wasn't sure if I'd be able ... Read more
Is there anything better in the world than sweet corn right out of the field? I have the fondest memories of riding down country roads in Justin withmy Daddy Bill to one of his fields brimming with tall corn stalks waving in thebreeze. We'd pile out of the truck and watch him cut plenty of cobbs ... Read more
When it's hot outside, sometimes you need to shake up a cold drink! Nothing says summertime quite like my Blackberry Balerine Martini. Several years ago, we discovered one of our now favorite restaurants, Fachini, located at Highland Park Village. It's the kind of place that always promises excellent food and a really good time. On ... Read more
5-Greens Guacamole Several years ago I was asked to create a guacamole recipe that was out of the ordinary for a publication I was writing for. I developed 2 recipes featuring creamy avocados, both were amazing so we tested them out on friends and took a poll. The Grapefruit Guacamole won out but I could ... Read more
Curated Goodies You Will Adore I love a blog post when I get to introduce you to one of my friends. I'm lucky enough to have many interesting friends and Lara, the owner of Under the Copper Roof is no exception. Lara is a 5th generation Texan who is a self-professed maximalist. She believes more ... Read more
