Stories

Beef & Butternut Squash Boats

September 14, 2021

This recipe came out of a project for Laura’s Lean Beef. I was asked by Carusele to participate in the #LaurasLean campaign, sponsored by Laura’s Lean. Although I was compensated for my work, all the opinions, and recipe creation are my own. #ad #sponsored To learn more about the better […]

mussels smoked tomatoes and coconut broth

Appetizers, Celebration Menu, Main Dish, Recipe, Seafood

Mussels in a Broth of Smoked Tomatoes and Coconut Milk

June 30, 2021

I adore mussels and how easy they are to prepare, and impress. It is truly a dish to enjoy on an evening in, or when you entertain friends. This is a recipe I created based on a visit to The Beaufort Grocery, in Beaufort, NC. On a visit over 10 […]

Breakfast, Main Dish

Shakshuka

June 27, 2021

Eggs and tomatoes aren’t the first combination that may come to mind, but when you discover shakshuka*, you wonder why it has taken you so long to find this dynamic flavor duo. I was introduced to this dish a few years ago when it was all the rage. Suddenly it […]

Breakfast, Fruit, Recipe

Buttermilk Blueberry Pancakes

May 1, 2021

For many, many years, I have had a recurring dream about blueberry pancakes. The dream consists of luscious images of tons of blueberries & fluffy, hot pancakes. It plays like a short film running on a loop in my dreamy brain. I’m not sure what significance it has or how it […]

Main Dish, Pasta, Recipe

Spinach Ricotta Gnudi

April 8, 2021

Do you know Gnudi? Recently, I became aware of this Tuscan dish, via Bobby & Giada in Italy on Discovery+TV. Giada prepared this simple dish while they were staying in Tuscany. I had actually never heard of it, but knew as soon as I saw it, I would have to […]

Dressings & Sauces, Recipe, Salads

Dressing of the Greens

April 6, 2021

Just the mention of certain ingredients can make your mouth water–think chocolate, pizza or potato chips. It is your brain anticipating that food or flavor. Take for example the following ingredients: xanthan gum, disodium inosinate, polysorbate 60, maltodextrin, monosodium glutamate–anything happening? Probably not, because your brain doesn’t recognize them as […]

Food for Thought, Travel - Foodie Field Trips

Traveling from the Couch

March 6, 2021

As the one year anniversary of COVID nears, I must admit the itch to explore and travel is getting harder to satiate. The wanderlust is REAL! Thus far, I’ve been able vicariously travel from the couch by watching all types of travel and food shows. One of my favorites is […]

Celebration Menu, Food for Thought, Meat, Travel - Foodie Field Trips

Burns Supper

January 28, 2021

When I was growing up, I always thought it would’ve been more fun to be from a large Italian or Jewish family, with origins steeped in food traditions. It was the only frame of reference I knew outside of our family. Our family of four, lived many states away […]

Desserts, Dressings & Sauces, Recipe

Salted Caramel Sauce

November 7, 2020

I like chocolate, but I absolutely adore anything caramel. This sauce is so lusciously caramel with the hit of salt….it makes me go weak in the knees to think about it. The only issue is eating it by the spoonful straight out of the jar. No judgement here, but you […]

Desserts, Dressings & Sauces, Recipe

Gingerbread

October 29, 2020

As the leaves start skipping down the sidewalk, the arrival of autumn signals change -in our attitude, our wardrobe, and in our taste buds. Even before the weather here in North Carolina cools off I’m craving comfort food that harkens the cool, crisp days of fall. Every year usually by […]