When we were in Italy a few years back, every morning we plucked figs from a tree outside of our hovel and served them wedged with nutty Parmesan Reggiano shavings. The salty fruit combo was like a morning jolt of crack. It was our breakfast and our snack food. A … Read More
We’re back from here and ready to resume our diets. As promised, we have the salad that brightens winter.
It first caught my attention when this magazine heralded the salad dressing we can’t live without. I have been splashing it on anything in the salad family, using the term salad loosely, and a scant amount is awaiting my return from here.
Although making your own salad dressing isn’t so easy … Read More
The party-hopping salad I’ve been talking about.
From my mom’s choice recipe file, where rather bland lettuce & avocado become the life of the party with some help from nature’s sweet things like mandarine oranges. Poppyseed dressing adds a splash of sweetness as well. And then something quite special from that … Read More
So…we were in London and I count my lucky stars for having witnessed Danny Boyle’s peculiarly spectacular opening ceremonies firsthand. We soaked in any Olympic event we could get our hands on tennis, gymnastics, basketball, swimming thanks to the fine folks at NBC. I am in awe of our athletes … Read More