A to-die-for dish: Pasta with roasted red pepper cream sauce
When I do well, I’m not a terribly modest cook. Just ask T who had to listen to me gush about this …
Thursday 13: Confessions, volume IV, Thanksgiving edition
I know it’s customary to talk about blessings on Thanksgiving. In fact, I did it last year for Thursday 13 (see here), and the thing …
Happy Halloween and a word on cupcake transportation and passing out candy from afar
I may have a sprinkle obsession. Photo by yours truly. Compared to last year’s Katy Perry Elmo extravaganza, this Halloween will be …
Secrets to a perfect (and gluten free) potato salad
On my list of favorite foods! Photo by Oxmoor House, found here. Every time I make a potato salad, I remember why …
Tomato mania: “Summer Spaghetti”
When Mr. T and I first started sharing space, I got into the habit of cooking dinner. I don’t know that it …
Thursday 13: Summer 2011 photo snapshot
The other day I was out in my garden, watering this, trimming that, swearing at the incessant worms that are still decimating …
Rocky Road Bars aka s’more-esque fudgy happiness
Looking for something that’s ooey-gooey, chocolatey, crunchy yumtastic? Look no further: Rocky Road Bars. Originally from grande dame, Martha Stewart, I found …
Blueberry bonanza: Ice cream, sorbet, crisp and pancakes, oh my!
Yes, in case you were wondering, it tastes as good as it looks. There’s no room for modesty with ice cream this …
Magical thinking doesn’t make my pants fit: Developing a fitness plan
I sent this sad face to Mr. T when he said I couldn’t buy Magnum ice cream anymore. My fitness problems are …
Channeling the Caribbean in the kitchen: Jerk chicken, cilantro rice and Cuban-style black beans
Imagine the tinkling of steel drums, the scent of pineapple over sandy beaches, ocean spray in the warm humid breeze, azure water …