Having parties is one of my favorite reasons to make a lemon chess pie, chocolate cake or a mixed berry crisp for dessert. Not that you need a reason to make dessert, but if you did, a party is as good a reason as any. You see, when I don’t have a good reason to bake, like for a party or to bring to someone’s house as a hostess gift, I wind up forcing baked goods on my friends and…
Watermelon, Feta and Basil Salad
Cooking for a Crowd, Cooking for One or Two, Recipes, Small Plates & Snacks, Weekend Cooking, Worknight Dinners July 1, 2011
Yesterday morning I woke up to a wonderful email from my friend Karen, an editor for Shape.com, letting me know that one of the recipes I had written as part of a series for her last year was featured in the online page of the July issue of the magazine. Not only was I excited to see my work mentioned in Shape, one of my favorite magazines, it’s also quite fitting that the recipe pictured on the page was my watermelon,…
We are used to seeing organic eggs, organic fruit and organic milk at the supermarket. Lately, organic wine has begun to appear on the shelves at wine shops. Whether you’re a wine connoisseur or a social drinker, you might have wondered what exactly makes organic wine different than traditional wine.…