If there’s one thing I love about the farmer’s market, it’s the constant discoveries I make each and every time I go. We’re in the middle of cherry season and I love cherries. Every year I count the days from…
Read moreEver heard that age old saying “April showers bring May flowers”? Well, evidence all around me suggests it’s true. Everywhere I look these days from my garden to the farmers market there are rows and rows of flowers. So, I…
Read moreEvery so often I’m in a rush to get dinner on the table. While I like to take my time and make something that takes an hour or longer, two young boys make that nearly impossible. Sure, it’d be easy…
Read moreIt’s known as the Run for the Roses and the Fastest Two Minutes in Sports. If neither of those names ring any bells though, it’s probably because you know it by it’s more common title: the Kentucky Derby, and it’s…
Read moreSince Mother’s Day is Sunday, I wanted to make something that my mom used to make me, and is special enough to make your mom on her special day. They’re blueberry blintzes. Every spring and summer when blueberries came in…
Read moreThe Kentucky Derby is just over a week away, so this week and next I’m going to be making mint juleps. But these aren’t your standard bourbon mint juleps. These have a twist. Believe it or not there isn’t one…
Read moreWhen I was growing up, every year for Mother’s Day my sister and I would wake up early and make breakfast for my mom, and ideally serve it to her in bed. Yes, it was usually something simple like cereal,…
Read moreIf you’re anything like me you spent plenty of your college days (or nights) at bars pounding your fair share of Kamikaze shots. They were waaaaay better than tequila shots and had the same effect – quick intoxication. But I’ve…
Read moreThe first night of Passover is Friday. That means as of sundown no more leavened bread for eight days. So, no bread, no pancakes, no french toast, no crackers, no cereal… you get the picture. While I can make do…
Read moreI have some bad news. Today, unfortunately, is tax day. Yes, it’s the most dreaded day of the year. It’s the day when we as Americans must tally up all earnings over the past year, fill out that awful little…
Read moreWhen I was growing up, every year for Passover, we’d go to my cousin’s house for the seder. I always loved the seder because it was similar to Thanksgiving in that it was all about the family getting together around…
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