Four for Dinner

When we were on the East coast visiting during winter break, we took a little side trip to visit my brother in Philadelphia. It was a quick visit, but we had a very memorable meal. My sister-in-law, AAB, is a great cook. She always makes special treats for us when we visit, an effort which [...]

This morning, for some unknown reason, I was thinking about when I worked in New York, right after college. There was a coffee shop behind the building where I worked and I would go there for breakfast. It was called “Genie” and it was on New Street. New Street did not look new. It was [...]

Here is a quick run-down for this week. My Mom & Dad will be arriving on Wednesday. S returns from his business trip with them. All of this is subject to change, as I have to consult my sous-chefs, L & J. Monday: Leftover Delight! Tuesday: Pasta e Fagioli, Speedy No Kneed Bread, Fruit Wednesday: [...]

I have some leftovers and lots of great memories of a wonderful weekend with S’s family. Given that we live closest (by more than 800 miles) to Grandma, we were the locus of the activities for this past weekend’s celebration of her 80th birthday. Family started to arrive last Monday (scrambled eggs for dinner day) [...]

Last week, my friend MKG asked me if I had a meatball recipe. Her request had great timing because it gave me an idea. Meatballs and spaghetti would be the perfect dinner for a crowd. So, I asked her if she would mind waiting a week for the recipe and she said, “No problem.” It [...]

What do you cook when you don’t feel like cooking and it is so scorching outside you could fry an egg on the hood of your car? Eggs. But, I cooked them inside, on the stove. Tonight, we had scrambled eggs on english muffins. It is S and my 13th anniversary and that was the [...]

This is the big week of family visits. We’ve been looking forward to it for some time. Dinners will be pretty easy for the first couple of days. Tonight is a secret simple dinner that I’ve planned with the girls. Monday: Secret Dinner Tuesday: Tilapia (method TBD), Snap Peas, Broccoli, Brown Rice Wednesday: 10-4-Dinner – [...]

It is at least 88 degrees outside and we just couldn’t deal with hot food tonight. We also went out for a big, Vietnamese lunch at a local restaurant we’ve been wanting to try. It was great and we all ate too much. So, for dinner, the request was Gazpacho. Love it. I cleaned off [...]

I haven’t drizzled the delicious maple icing onto this coffee cake yet, but it still looks great donning just its streusel topping. Ina Garten’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake is an easy, impressive, rich and delicious cake to serve any time.  I made it on Friday and put it in the freezer for removal for our [...]

Some biscotti are good for just plain gobbling, like a regular cookie. Some are good for dunking and savoring. They seem much more proper and refined. Yesterday, I made a biscotti that falls in the second category. As I mentioned, I’m gearing up for a big family visit and I want to have treats in [...]