Nancy Lowell has spent a lifetime loving, eating, cooking, learning and reading about food. She has owned a small restaurant in Delaware County, New York, a catering business in New York City, worked for fifteen years for Whole Foods Market, and served Breakfast at Tiffany’s during her time working in corporate dining.
I have been staring at my waffle iron since I got it, “Wanna Waffle?” it taunts me. Yes, I do, but I really need to get the whole waffle concept, and I’m a bit ashamed to admit it, I needed to take a bit of a scientific approach. I Googled, I searched, I read, I […]
There are many traditions and foods considered lucky for the last supper of the year, including hoppin’ John, pork and sauerkraut, salt cod, and greens to name just a few. Many people will head out for a night of revelry and drunkenness, but we will stay home. My daughter and I always spend New Year’s […]
There are just some food that is fun to make, fun because it’s easy to make, requires little to no measuring, and the outcome, the most important part is fun food. Recently I made ricotta cheese for the first time, and it was so good, so easy, and so much fun I’ve made it again, […]
Many years ago I was catering a party and one of the appetizers I had planned to make was samosas. I was following a recipe and ended up with a lot of extra filling, and not much time, so I defrosted some won ton wrappers I had and used those instead of the dough I […]
Another holiday has come along to surprise me! I know many people, way more attentive and organized than I who are always ready for whatever holiday is upon us. Yes, I am generally prepared for things like July fourth, and Thanksgiving, but holidays like Cinco de Mayo always catch me off guard. May fifth is […]