The Best Creamy Tomato Soup This is the perfect time of year for making soup, and a good tomato soup is one of my favorite things to make. There are, in my opinion, a couple of key components to making a rich, creamy, and delicious tomato soup. The good news is that...
Sorry I didn’t have a chance to post a recipe last week. To make up for it, I thought I’d give you seven this week? Sound good? Great! So, I promise not every recipe I post until Talya goes to college will be focused on kids. ut, I have been thinking a lot...
Talya just started Early Explorers. It’s a preschool program that’s offered at her daycare facility. But my girl is a creature of habit. So, even though she has some of the same teachers, she was less than thrilled to be down the hall in the “big...
Γεια Σας! Greetings from Greece and the beautiful island of Crete. As most of you already know, I’m half Greek by birth and 100% Greek by heart. Just look at the picture below and you’ll understand why I fell in love with this country the first time I came...
These caramelized onion and asparagus tartlets are the perfect dish to make for a weekend lunch/brunch. The crust is my classic pate brisee that I used to make when I was the pastry chef at LuLu. This version has gotten a healthy-ish makeover but is still perfectly...
I love salads, and in general vegetables. Beets and beet greens are definitely among my favorite veggies. A while back, I was digging through some old Gourmet magazines that I never threw away. I was crushed the day I learned Ruth Reichel and Gourmet would be no more....