Meatballs are delicious and my kids are huge fans. We like to get creative using different ground meats besides the usual suspects, ground turkey, ground chicken and ground pork. Most meatballs don’t just call for ground beef. It usually is a combination of ground beef with ground pork sausage and sometimes ground veal. We make […]
Slow Cooker “Crock Pot” Cooking Basics
I was someone who was totally against crock pot’s, but then my aunt gave me an All-Clad Slow Cooker and once I started using it, I like it. I still prefer to cook and braise food over the stove for hours in my Le Creuset Dutch Oven’s. The insert comes out of the slow cooker […]
Butchers-Buying Meat
Where I live, I have access to excellent organic meats. I live near two butcher shops and two grocery stores where I have really made an effort to get to know the butchers. I cook all the time and especially for dinner parties or holidays I need special cuts of meat. Plus, when I have […]
Host Gifts
It is always nice and customary to bring a gift to the host or/and hostess of a dinner party or if you are going to stay for a night, a weekend or longer. Gifts can range from flowers, wine, a contribution to the meal such as hors d’oeuvres, salad or dessert or something more personal […]
Steaming Vegetables
I do love steamed broccoli. I love how Chinese restaurants steam the broccoli. It is always done to the perfect point where the broccoli retains its color and crunch but hasn’t become mush! I like to steam some vegetables as it retains their flavor as well as the nutrients. My favorite vegetables to steam are: […]
Fruits
I love fresh fruit, peak of the season, it is at its sweetest. When cooking with in season fruit, I use half the sugar since the natural sugars shine through. Berries in season are the best but we are big fans of berries so I do buy them year round, sometimes they are good and […]
