We’ve been eating a lot of salad the past few weeks. I just can’t get enough! I recently bought a few grapefruits and wanted to put it in a salad. They were so bright and juicy, and sweet. Citrus and avocado in a salad is a classic pairing. Yet, my husband was a little skeptical… […]

I love my friend Tania. She is so sweet and thoughtful, among many other great qualities. And she also shares our family’s love of goat cheese. This being the case, when she saw that our family didn’t make it back up to the Berkshires over the weekend, she went to Rawson Brook Farm and bought […]

I confess that I adore sweet rolls–in any shape or form. But, it is sometimes hard to find good ones. Really–it is. Don’t even give me a cinnamon roll from a cardboard tube. That is not even really fit for human consumption–sorry, I hate to break it to you. (Okay, maybe in an emergency.) I […]

As I was trying to figure out what to do with the remaining 1/2 recipe of brioche from Tuesdays With Dorie, I came up with a wonderful idea. Why not make a cheese danish sort of version? I wanted to use sour cherry jam, but alas, I pulled it out of the fridge and found […]

Yesterday as my little girl requested Orange Muffins for breakfast, I realized I have never posted this recipe before. My little girl often requests these muffins. They are her very favorite. This recipe came from my good friend, Kristen. I’ve been making them for years since I had them in mini form at her house. […]

I apologize for the bad picture below. You can’t see all the wonderful components of the salad–like the goat cheese. But, don’t let that deter you from trying it. The Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing is really marvelous and mingles well with the goat cheese and almonds. Mixed Greens with Chicken, Goat Cheese and Toasted Almondsoriginal recipe […]

Sun-Dried Tomato DressingFrom The Joy of Cooking Ingredients:1-2 shallots, quartered 1 to 2 garlic cloves, halved 6 sun-dried tomato halves in oil, drained and chopped (I used a half jar of Trader Joe’s julienned SDT’) 2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar (I used white balsamic) 1 Tbsp. fresh chopped basil (or 1 tsp. dried basil) salt and […]

I have a little confession to make– I didn’t want to make madeleines for Tuesdays With Dorie this week. Up until yesterday afternoon, I was positive I didn’t really care for madeleines and couldn’t understand what the big hype was all about. Plus I didn’t own the correct pan. Let me explain–I’ve never had a […]

My husband really loved this “quiche”. I made it up as I went according to what I had in the fridge. Certainly you could substitute any ingredients you like or have on hand. Just make sure to use half-and-half or cream, or the quiche won’t be as custardy. We ate it with a loaf of […]

  Last time I was at Trader Joe’s, I noticed they had some hydroponically grown watercress in the produce section. I was overjoyed! I love watercress and have waited and waited to see it again at Trader Joe’s. I also bought a ton of arugula and a log of yummy Chèvre from the Vermont Butter […]