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.
As much as I love fresh summer corn—and that is a lot, I love having leftover corn. I use it for soups and fritters, and this year I’m going to try freezing some. I am pretty much trying to corner the market on corn here in Philadelphia. Last week I (somehow) ended up with an […]
I have nothing against pecan, pumpkin or apple pie, but summer pie is the pie I love best. Soft stone fruit and berries are sweet and luscious and extra good baked in a buttery crust. I can’t say I have a favorite one, in fact I like to mix it up and toss some blueberries […]
I had a plan for today’s post and perhaps I got what I deserved for waiting until the last minute, but it feels like I got punked by Costco. I was ready to roll with a post comparing two rotisserie chickens; Costco and Whole Foods Market. I invited some friends for dinner, and made charts […]
It’s summer and crab cakes are an iconic summer dish, so off I went to buy some crabmeat and share the recipe with you. The first store I went to had crab in a can in the fish case, and it was on sale for $16.99; a steal! I asked the man behind the […]
They are the fallback for most cooks, but if you’re going to make them, make sure your chicken breasts taste great. Anyone who reads this blog with any regularity knows I am not a big fan of the boneless, skinless chicken breast. A stunning 65% of chicken sold in the USA is white meat. Part of […]