fig and almond cake
As I enjoy the last full day of Summer 2014, I’m spending my day plotting my first trip of Summer 2015…to Puglia, Italy with my dear…
best bread ever
Run, don’t walk and make this bread now. It is easy to throw together…no kneading, no rising. Just simple, tasty ingredients, mixed with some water and…
THE polenta cake
SPRING is finally here! Despite forecasters calling for yet another arctic blast next week, there is FINALLY a light at the end of the tunnel. And…
paloma cocktail + maroma resort
I’m feeling very guilty. I haven’t posted in a bit, as I’ve been hiding away at one of my favorite places….Maroma Resort and Spa. I try to…
cinghiale ragu + remembering tuscany
My trip to Tuscany last October seems a lifetime away. This has been a long, cold winter, and I am certainly missing the warm Autumn sun…
green goddess soup
With snow storms, ice storms, and polar vortexes wearing away at me this winter, I need to summon my inner goddess for the strength to make…
sikil pak
Maybe you are spending today prepping your home for the onslaught of football fans that will attend your Super Bowl party tomorrow and don’t have time…
moroccan chickpea stew
So last week it was all warm and sunny and 50 degrees, so I gave you Moroccan Carrot Salad. What a difference a week makes. Temperatures…
moroccan carrot salad
Less than a week ago, I was telling you how to make my elixir, as you might have needed it to brave the cold spell we…
the elixir
I haven’t posted in a while, as I have been traveling around Mexico tasting and drinking and enjoying…..and can’t wait to get to work on some…
chocolate hippos 