My Mother in Law gave me a slow cooker when my son was born and I was so hurt. I always thought slow cookers were for people who didn’t really cook, BUT I was so wrong. The slow cooker my mother in law bought me was a simple, basic one and once I started to […]
Chocolate
Baking with chocolate does have its challenges especially when trying to melt it. I have found for some recipes that require you to melt butter and chocolate together, it is better to do it in a pan on the stove over med low heat but if all you need is melted chocolate to add to […]
Sheet Pan Cooking: Easy Peasy
Sheet pan dinners are easy, no mess and cook quickly. I love this when life is stressful and I have all the ingredients to make a healthy family meal but short on time. You can really use a sheet pan and cook anything, plus if you use a couple sheets of parchment paper, you are […]
Favorite Cocktails
We drink more wine than cocktails but when we entertain or celebrate with friends and family it is fun to take it up a notch. We tend to stick to a few favorite cocktails that are out favorite. Here is a list of what we tend to serve and the recipes to make them. Feel […]
Famous Chefs-Inspirations
Meeting Ina Garten was an amazing evening. My husband wore his “Jeffery Sweater”. We chatted with her for 25 minutes. She and my husband could relate to running food businesses. She was gracious, down to earth and we talked food, cookbooks and entertaining. It was a wonderful moment for me. I have all her cookbooks […]
Single Malt Whisky
I was never a Scotch drinker even after all the years I spent working in Scotland. It wasn’t until I was pregnant with my first child and went on a business trip to Scotland with my husband that I fell in love with Scotch. No, I was not drinking Scotch while I was pregnant but […]
