Eat Well, Drink Well, Be Well
So I guess I’m a little spoiled growing up near the coast with access to fresh tuna almost year round! I have only ordered a Niçoise salad a few times in a restaurant and always had freshly seared rare tuna on top. Which as I Read More
Since I have a garlic allergy, I cannot find marinated artichoke hearts garlic free. I make my own. These taste so much fresher than the ones in the jar and not as oily. There are so many uses for these. Use on any salads, especially Read More
On our second date, my husband Scott cooked dinner for me. Nothing was more sexy than a handsome man arriving at my house with an arm load of groceries and a bottle of wine. What he prepared was a beautiful simple shrimp spaghetti that I Read More
This red clam sauce has a meaty consistency that pairs so beautifully with the shrimp, scallops or mussels. Add them all for a fabulous Frutti Di Mare. On cold nights, this dish is used at our house to warm our souls and satisfy our meaty Read More
Whenever I have a really delicious dish in a restaurant I challenge myself to recreate it at home. Sometimes I don’t even have to order it. I just see something on a menu that inspires me. When we lived in New York City several years Read More
If you ask any of my boys what they want me to cook for a special meal the immediate response is Chicken Parm! This is the most requested meal at my house. This can be made with my homemade marinara or your favorite jar of Read More
This homemade marinara has so much flavor you don’t even miss the garlic. I was forced to make my own marinara because of my garlic allergy but found that it is sooo much better for whatever you use it for. The flavors are much more Read More
These turned out so good! My grandmother had a recipe for a Mountain Apple Cake that was so moist it was like it was melting in your mouth and I love pumpkin bread. I combined the recipes to create these fantastic muffins. I think I Read More
This is my all time favorite soup. When it starts to get colder, I rely on soup to warm my bones and this is THE BEST! So easy to make and the flavors just blow you away. I really think butternut squash is our favorite Read More
Who the heck really knows what to do with a spaghetti squash? It is a very odd veggie/squash/pasta. I never had it until the last couple of years when the whole keto made cauliflower and spaghetti squash the new stars of the produce department. In Read More