What are those strange looking tightly curled up things? The ones that look like "rolled up asparagus" to a ten year old. Fiddle de diddle, they are Fiddleheads, a strange and wondrous vegetable that look and taste like no other. And they are in season, farm fresh, here in the ...
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Savor Summer in a Two-Bite Morsel
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Hiding in the Catskills all summer has made me miss two things about Jersey: the organic corn and tomatoes. I’ve waited weeks to sink my teeth into a just-picked piece of sweet Jersey corn and so this time when I returned for the day I made sure to stop at my favorite farm stand to get some overripe ...
Spring in a Bowl
That's what Suzy named the delightful fennel salad we created for lunch a few years ago. With several feet of snow piled outside the windows, we sat down to enjoy a light and lemony lunch. Just maybe, by making and eating something so bright and refreshing, we could revitalize our snow weary souls. ...
Restaurant Worthy Ravioli — Reminiscing with Lou
When you’ve got a pro at the helm, cooking with friends shines in all its glory. And when it’s Lou Palma at the helm, the sunshine can be blinding it’s so glorious. Now, Debbie and I are no amateurs when it comes to making ravioli. We’ve got it down pretty darn pat when it’s just the two of us in a ...
Making Cavatelli Pasta with a Friend
I usually wait a few days after a cooking date before writing my blog, but I had such fun today that I can't contain myself! In fact I could hardly wait until I got home to start writing about my cooking date with Lou. Now you know I currently don't have a kitchen, which makes me seem like a beggar ...
How to Fold a Towel (While baking biscotti)
You never know what you will learn in a given day, especially while cooking with a friend. I always tell my students that a home cook at any level can learn something new each and every time they cook with someone else. Whether it's a blueberry cake recipe handed down from a friend's great grandma, ...
2017 Food Trends
With each passing year, some foods tend to lose favor and it's not that they lose flavor. We're quite picky and demand new ingredients and products to meet our finicky needs. And so, with the close of 2016, many of us will subtly push some of last year's favorites like kale aside and seek something ...
Shaved Fennel Salad
Rainy days in the middle of winter are both a relief and a disappointment for me. Snow is certainly more beautiful, but with all the shoveling required and wet clothes my kids bring into the house, it is more of a hassle. On this rainy late January day, I invited my friend Suzy over for an impromptu ...
Uncommon Goods — Review and Giveaway
DISCLOSURE: I was given these products for no cost in exchange for writing a review. I only review those products I can do so favorably and omit others. Tell me by leaving a comment below what you'd like to buy at Uncommon Goods and you'll be entered into this giveaway for a chance to win a $50 ...
Farm Fresh Freezer Cooking
Labor Day weekend is flashing it's yellow lights of warning. Not only does it mark the official end of summer, but also provides the heads up that summer's finest -- sweet corn, Jersey perfect tomatoes and crisp kale -- are on their way out. For some people, Labor Day weekend might be that final ...