We are back in business after months of remodeling and the perpetual dust cloud that prevented any real bout of cooking. One can’t complain when the prize was a newfangled kitchen island. What’s wrong with the person who gets more excited about a suspension shelf to hold her KitchenAid mixer … Read More
If I tell you that these homemade cinnamon rolls are easy, would you believe me? Admittedly, slightly (just slightly) more elbow grease will go into these gooey wonders than cracking open a tube of the Pillsbury laboratory project, but the taste is better here and these somewhat nutritious ingredients appear … Read More
I prepared this shrimp orzo from Ina’sAt Home cookbook a few years back when hosting a cousin girls’ weekend in Los Angeles. The fresh herbs, lemon, and feta cheese make this pasta and shrimp salad explode and because the shrimp is roasted it caramelizes into something sinful. I’ve been making … Read More
Just returned from a fabulous trip to Italy, the southern Tuscan region,outside of Siena,where we stayed in an awe-inspiring country house. In addition to having a da Vinci-esque view of the patchworked hillside, a cook’s kitchen, and an infinity pool, this house came with a garden shed and that garden … Read More
When we think of gifts for the dads in our lives what comes to mind? golf shirts, ties, briefcases, massages, a day of feeling like their 25 again without kids? This year, give him a little something extra; something he’ll treasure on the inside. Uh huh, you guessed it.