Super Bowl Lettuce Wraps
Super Bowl food is something you either love or hate. If you go by the ads, most people are gorging themselves on Velveeta dips, Tostitos, and Pace Picante sauce while watching the game, dishing over...
View ArticleA Consumer’s Guide to Buying Sustainable Fish
Sean of Hapuku Fish Shop at Market Hall You wouldn’t think that something as mundane as making a sandwich for my daughters on a weekend afternoon would be loaded with controversy, but it is. You see,...
View ArticleClassic Roast Beef
Remember how good slices of roast beef smothered with gravy tasted when you were a kid? If you’re like me, you haven’t eaten this meal in years, and maybe even decades. Other than a holiday standing...
View ArticleComforting, Cheap and Kid-Friendly: Half-the-Meat Tamale Pie
Food and taste are cyclical in a person’s life. A dish that is a hands-down favorite in your childhood may not seem so desirable as an adult. Take scrambled eggs. These were my favorite childhood...
View ArticleGoogle’s New Recipe Search: A Food Blogger’s Dilemma
Google is out to tame the Wild West of the food world, and I’m not really sure how I feel about this. A couple of weeks ago, Google introduced Recipe View, a search function Bing had added last year....
View ArticleVegan Almond Milk Ice Cream: 3 Recipes
As far as I’m concerned, ice cream is the perfect dessert. There’s nothing more relaxing and comforting after a hectic day with kids and work than a little hillock of lush and frosty ice cream sitting...
View ArticleA Short Guide to Tequila and Making a Great Margarita
Quick Cinco de Mayo quiz: Where is the margarita more popular, the United States or Mexico? If you guessed the U.S. you win. Margaritas are the number one cocktail ordered in the U.S. In Mexico, the...
View Article10 Tips for Making Great Hamburgers
Happy National Hamburger Month! In honor of this made-up celebration of all things burger, let’s get to the meat of the matter. When the weather is nice — usually sunny, but let’s be honest about...
View ArticlePasta Piselli: Fresh English Peas, Spring Onions, Pancetta and Pasta
Every family has its own version of comfort food. For us — an Italian American clan that immigrated 100 years ago from Naples and Sicily — vegetable pasta dishes have supplied not only nourishment for...
View ArticleVeggie Burgers!
With Memorial Day just around the corner, it’s time to talk about burgers (again). Yes, I know I just wrote about all-beef patties, but you don’t need meat to make a tasty burger. Veggie burgers can...
View ArticleFresh Raspberry Tart
It is time once again for my annual raspberry post. You see, early June is my time to contemplate all things raspberry. Why now? What’s stopping me from meditating on the delights of baked and fresh...
View ArticleDIY Watermelon Slushies
No matter what you call them — ICEEs, Slurpees or slushies — frozen fruit drinks are one of the best ways to quench your thirst on a hot day. This is especially true if you’re a kid. But what do you do...
View ArticleReviving a Love of Summer Fruit with an Apricot Cream Tart
After two months of relishing the transient taste of summer fruit, I’ve reached the midsummer doldrums. Suddenly I’m not as obsessively smitten with the cavalcade of fruit available this time of year....
View ArticleBook Review: Lidia’s Italy in America
Lidia Bastianich and her fabulous shows on Italian cooking have always had a special place in my heart. As an Italian American originally from New York, I love to not only watch Lidia cook up a storm...
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