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Category Archives: eating well

It may be Shark Week on The Discovery Channel, but for me it feels like snark week.  I seem to be doing some serious complaining… I love French toast, but most times when I order it in a restaurant they have ruined it.  On the heels of my post about the excellent food you can […]

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Wednesday was a beautiful day, and a perfect summer day to spend in Manhattan with two old friends and one new one. A few weeks ago my friend Char asked me to come along on a trip to NYC which would include a number of really fun stops, culminating in going to the taping of […]

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I don’t consider myself a great cook, but I try to make great meals. I have been trained so I understand technique and cooking methods, and am not afraid or intimidated by recipes, but like art school, or music conservatories, culinary school can teach you technique, but no one can teach you to be talented. […]

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I look around my home; my bedroom, my den, my kitchen, and I see so many things that make up my inheritance, either directly, or through generations. I have many beautiful things that belonged to others before me, but my favorites are some of the utilitarian tools in my kitchen. It should come as no […]

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