I just returned home from a beautiful vacation on Long Island with my family. It's always my favorite week of the year and I enjoy the time even more when the weather is perfection like it was last week (barring the crazy 30-minute quasi-tornado on Tuesday morning.) I try to visit my parents in ...
Swiss Chard and Potato Gratin Recipe
A good friend from college gave a speech at our wedding about my husband's penchant for all things that start with the letter "P." It was something I hadn't thought of until then, but all my husband's favorites do begin with P -- Pamela (that's me!), Penn (where we went to college,) Pittsburgh and ...
Baked Parmesan Chicken Caprese Recipe
I hope you all had a lovely Fourth of July and that you had a day off of work at the very least. If there's one thing I think many of us need more of it's a little rest and relaxation. We had a nice mellow day with friends and no work all day at all. Nice. In fact, I even watched a little tv ...
grilled broccolini with lemon-parmesan breadcrumbs recipe
Every food magazine seems to be offering an entire grilling issue this month and for good reason. In most parts of the country, summer is "the" season for outdoor cooking and grilling is an easy and tasty way to prepare a wide variety of foods we love. If you've been hanging out at this site for a ...
Egg-Free Avocado Caesar Salad Recipe
I hope you all had a lovely Easter or Passover holiday. Ours was so nice thanks to my mother-in-law took care of the meal and all I had to do was show up with desserts. But now I'm ready to move on from anything to do with coconut or eggs. In fact I am going to be a rebel and just omit eggs in ...
late summer minestrone
Oh, I am not very good at goodbyes. And saying farewell to summer is just inevitable now, isn't it? My minestrone soup is one of those recipes that bridges summer and fall. Zucchini and tomatoes are still plentiful in the farmer's markets, but the weather is showing signs of cooling down. We've ...
chickpea and deconstructed pesto salad
Summer around my house is very loosey-goosey. We lack a bit of structure when school is not in session. On any given night, it varies who will be here for dinner and I often find myself cooking for either just two people or for an army. This can be tricky for me since I make my menu for the week ...