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
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
Polenta with Mushrooms & Fennel on Fox on Fox and on Your Dinner Table! Tune into Fox 4 this morning at 9:40 to see me making Polenta with Mushrooms & Fennel! A few weeks ago, the crew from Fox 4 Good Day came to my kitchen to shoot several food segments, you've see Barbeque Chicken ... Read more
The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy Cambron, is a natural for my spring book recommendation. After all, being in Paris in April is a wonderful thing, even if your just reading about the city of light! The Paris Dressmaker, is a gripping historical fiction following 2 women who are resisting the Nazi occupation of Paris during ... Read more
Spring is in Full Swing-Bastille Day Baskets Bonjour! It's already an active spring...read on for a special treat...all of the usual garden planting, Easter celebrations (hope you saw my easter table on Instagram), family birthdays, a fantastic trip to Round Top, and preparing to jet over the ocean for my first ATOP trip in 4 ... Read more
I'm excited to share my Pear Endive Spears recipe with you! Isn't this appetizer beautiful? When the leaves are arranged in a circle, it looks like a flower! This simple appetizer recipe starts with Belgian endive in 2 colors, white and purple. The purple spears add so much color and liveliness to this dish. Endive ... Read more
Chicken Pot au Feu is a French dish symbolizing comfort, warmth and of course home cooking. I know Spring is almost here but the evenings are still quite chilly and the truth is, anytime is a good time to make my Chicken Pot au Feu. Chicken Pot au Feu translates to pot on fire. Traditionally ... Read more
