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.
Snow, snow, snow, lots of snow, and though I had a lot to do Saturday, all I did was shovel snow, and make a chicken dinner for myself. Well I did some other stuff, but nothing from my to-do list, or particularly constructive. If you’re a regular reader you know I’d rather not make a whole […]
The other day I read a piece about the near death of the Bundt pan, the Bundt Cake wasn’t popular and Nordic Ware was going to stop producing the pans which they had introduced and trademarked in 1950s. The in 1966 the runner up in the Pillsbury Bake Off made the now famous Tunnel of Fudge Cake and Nordic […]
The people I met when I owned the Hungry Moon diner could fill a book, and one day they may, but for now I offer you bits and pieces of my life in Stamford, NY. Because I didn’t know anyone when I moved to Stamford, I made friends with many of my customers. There was […]
Sometimes I don’t plan and I just throw dinner together from what’s lying around the house. (I had to think about that; the whole laying/lying thing gets me every time.) I pride myself on being able to whip a meal up from whatever is available, but honestly some of those impromptu meals have been disappointing. Other […]
Bacon continues to dominate the world, and though I am still a fan, though I have found a replacement and pecans are my new bacon. I seem to be adding them to everything, and everything I add them to is better for it. Toasted pecans (and you must toast them) add flavor, texture and depth to foods. They’re […]