It’s my birthday week! I had a lovely birthday complete with a deep tissue massage, two very nearly 80 degree days, TONS of new cookbooks from family and old friends, and dinner at my favorite restaurant with new friends. I always make it a point to take a vacation day from work on my b-day. For …
I Loooooove Thanksgiving dinner with a capitol “L”. I love all the preparation of lists, grocery shopping and cooking with my mom in anticipation of the gluttonous once-a-year meal it yields. I love my mom’s sausage stuffing the most (and yes, it’s stuffing because she does stuff it into the bird). Here’s Thanksgiving tidbit #2 that you …
I know other parts of the country have had snow, snow, and more snow, but here in Nashville we’ve had rain, rain, freezing rain, and then more rain. So much so that we actually had a flash flood warning yesterday! I’ll take snow over all this rain in the dead of winter any day. The …
It was cold here in TN for like, oh, I don’t know, 10 minutes? Of course, when the temperature drops below 70, my Midwestern Polish roots kick in and I want COMFORT FOOD. Unfortunately, by the time I brought these beautiful beef shanks home, the temps had already spiked back into the 90’s. Sigh, what’s …
My girlfriend, Marianne, has made this potato salad for me a couple of times and I’m always so pleasantly surprised of it’s lightness. I have never been a fan of mustard/mayonnaise potato salad. Omitting the mayo and mustard and instead using rice vinegar and sesame oil lightens this traditionally nap-inducing side dish. Adding lemongrass and …
Nothing says “Happy Easter/Passover/NoRooz” like a lovely leg of lamb. This was my first attempt EVER at lamb leg and I have to say, I impressed even myself, if not several of the neighbors. The roasted meaty smell wafting down the shared hallway was intoxicating. Astoundingly easy to prepare, then pop in the oven for …
