This recipe comes to me from my friend Amy. She’s been making these Lemon bars for our summertime concerts in the park for a long time. As long as we’ve know her, the girls have been calling her, “Lemon Bar Amy“, because of her delicious Lemon Bars. When Spencer and I moved into our first [...]
I do not recall my mom ever making meatloaf when I was growing up. She must have made it, but I either didn’t eat it or wiped the memory from my mind. I really hate meatloaf…ok, that’s a strong word. I don’t like it at all. I know why too. It’s the ketchup. I dislike [...]
I don’t eat nearly as much salad in the winter as I do in the summer. When it’s hot, I can eat a salad every day. In the winter, not so much. I think winter salads definitely have a different feel to them. Spinach Salad is one of those old fashioned salads that used to [...]
If you want a really quick meal, nothing cooks up quicker than a “paillard“. Ok, that’s just another one of those fancy French terms which means “flattened out cutlet” in English. Everyone in my family prefers thighs to breasts. Breasts just aren’t as flavorful as thighs. But some dishes really are better suited to a [...]
After I finished cooking school, I decided to move to England and get a job. I’d never had a “real” job before. Well, unless you count babysitting, and Carl’s Jr. counter girl in high school. I’m a little embarrassed to admit that up until the time my parents divorced, we had a live-in maid. My [...]
As much as I’ve embraced technology in the last year, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to use a Kindle. There’s something about touching the pages of a book, cracking open the spine, taking a sniff of the pages that will keep me reading real books. Leather is romantic…a slab of glass and metal is [...]
