Hors d’oeuvres are always challenging for me. I just want to focus on the meal and dessert but my husband excels at putting them together. It does help that his family owned and ran a gourmet Italian delicatessen and wine store. They sold an amazing array of cheeses from all over the world as well […]
Weekend Mornings Together
I love leisurely mornings! I love making breakfast for my family. I get up, go for a run with our amazing Boston Terrior, Barolo, and come home to cook. I start my day with a mug of green tea and soft music in the background. I make a fruit salad with pineapple, cantaloupe, berries, and […]
Grilled Vegetables
We spend most of the summer eating outside. We love to be in our backyard, listening to music, playing badminton and using the pizza oven as well as the grill. Both work fabulously when it comes to vegetables. My kids are pretty good about eating all vegetables, but when we firs them in the pizza […]
Seasonal Produce
Cooking Seasonally is important because eating produce that is in season tastes so much better. Plus, if you can buy your vegetables and fruits locally then you are getting produce at its peak and supporting local farmers. The produce will also be healthier as it is fresh and just picked. May is the time many […]
Quick Meals
We all have those days that get away from us or we just don’t want to think about cooking and it would be so much easier to pick up dinner either prepared from the grocery store, something frozen or get food togo. STOP! You can make quick meals with a few ingredients. You can serve […]
PIZZA 101
When we celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary, we bought an outdoor pizza oven. It was something both my husband and I always dreamed of and we love it. We make pizzas often but also have used it for baking bread, roasting lamb, turkey and pork roast. You name it, but this blog is on […]
