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 don’t know the last time I fried up some bacon in a pan, splattering my kitchen with grease, standing over it, watching the bacon curl and twist… ugh, so much trouble. It’s not that I don’t make bacon anymore, I just don’t make it in a pan. My mom used one of those microwave […]
I hope you’re spending Christmas with people you love. I hope you’ll be eating good food, and singing and generally enjoying the day. Even if you don’t celebrate in the traditional fashion, I hope you will be merry. I have always loved Christmas, throughout my childhood my family (despite being Jewish) had a tree. We […]
What does it look like when duck, duck, goose is a game you play in your kitchen? I remember an ill-fated Christmas dinner when I convinced my mother we should have roast goose. It seemed so romantic and grand. I was a sophomore in college, and was bringing my boyfriend home to meet my family. […]
Roast chicken is probably one of my favorite things, but I wanted to try something new, branch out, hit some new pavement, get a little crazy, so I decided to turn down the heat, and made my roast chicken low and slow. I like the concept of cooking things slowly; it really gives the flavors […]
Today is Thanksgiving Day. I am spending it with my family, and the list of things I am thankful for is long, and for that I am doubly thankful. I try not to wait until this particular day to show or express gratitude; it is something I try to do each night before I go […]