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.
Knives, good ones, can be very pricey, but how many knives do you need? And do you need to most expensive ones? I have seven, but I use only four, three really, as two are paring knives. The other two are a chef’s knife and an offset serrated knife. I have a long slicing knife […]
There is a reason I keep baking scones, and that is because in addition to being a delicious way to start Saturday morning, unlike many other baked goods, scones are incredibly forgiving. They are the indulgent old aunt and exciting new love interest all in one tasty, craggy dome of batter. They can adapt to your […]
The final four days until is here Thanksgiving! Are you ready? I hope this post will help you with your final preparations. I want to make this the least stressful Thanksgiving you’ve ever had. It can’t be said enough, the more you can get done ahead of time, the easier your day will be. Setting […]
I can hardly believe that in less than two weeks we will gather around the Thanksgiving table. I have been distracted lately as have most people, and it’s time to move forward on both a macro and micro level. For today I’m choosing micro. I’m going to think about Thanksgiving, and making it great again. […]
I made brownies this weekend and they were everything a brownie should be. When I was in high school I brought my lunch every day, but once in a while I’d buy a brownie. Those lunchroom brownies were packaged, but they were delicious. We never had sweets at home, dessert was for birthdays and holidays, […]