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.
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 […]
When I was very young; young enough to watch Captain Kangaroo, I loved when the Captain would read books aloud, and Stone Soup was one of my favorites. There are numerous versions of the story. The one I recall from my childhood featured three soldiers, cold and hungry and coming to a small town with […]
Thanksgiving is over, and now it’s time to refuel for the next round of holidays. From a food perspective, Christmas has a broad range of food that people consider traditional. For years I spent Christmas with friends who always had a roasted strip loin with Yorkshire puddings. Some people eat ham, others more turkey. Then […]
‘Tis the day before Thanksgiving And over the river we go To families, friends, vacation spots And those we love and know We cook and clean and ready the house For loved ones to descend The cooking just goes on and on Will it never end? I doubt you’re even reading this […]
You don’t hear much about barley (except here, where I seem to write about it a lot). It is similar in nutrition to quinoa, but not nearly as trendy. I am heralding barley as the nutritional, grain underdog, Barley Power! So far I’ve shown recipes for barley in soup, and I will again, but today […]