My husband seems to be unusually excited about my birthday this year. Don’t get me wrong, he ALWAYS gets excited about my birthday, but it’s still a week away and he has mentioned his excitement a multitude of times. I’m one of those lucky wives who doesn’t have some story about how he totally dropped … Continue reading
This week we will be trying out some new recipes from Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust by Ina Garten. I have only made a couple of her recipes in the past, and have had some great results (her chicken pot pie is delish), and one that I would never repeat. (In the interest … Continue reading
One frittata, two frittata. For our second frittata this week, and the final recipe from my Cookbook of the Week: Everyday Italian by Giada De Laurentiis, we enjoyed this Frittata with Potato and Prosciutto as a quick and easy breakfast-for-dinner. Between this frittata and the one we enjoyed last weekend, Frittata with Asparagus, Tomato, and … Continue reading
I am getting very excited and anxious for our big upcoming move to Italy. Naturally, the food is something I am very much looking forward to learning about and enjoying, and trying new recipes in our new home. In the meantime, I couldn’t resist grabbing this book, Everyday Italian by Giada De Laurentiis for $1 … Continue reading
The first recipe I ever made from this book was Beouf Bourgignon, and it was a smashing success. So delicious, and not difficult as long as you take the time to read the recipe ahead of time and follow the techniques carefully. Anyone who ever watched the movie Julie and Julia probably wanted to give … Continue reading
People always say not to judge a book by its cover, but in this case, I absolutely did judge it by its cover. It’s simple, white, with “James Beard” in big black letters. It has a quote from one of my favorite ladies, Julia Child: “In the beginning, there was James Beard.” Who am I … Continue reading
My cooking (and my life) are about to take a turn toward the Italian way of doing things. I decided that before we move to Italy for a year (It’s true! YAY!), I would like to at least read up on some of the regional recipes and maybe try my hand at a few things … Continue reading
One of our favorite dates during high school was Chinese food and a movie on Friday nights. This weekend we are heading up North for a much-needed break, and I’m hoping we can enjoy some good “take-out” at home, since there isn’t a Chinese restaurant within about a 30 mile radius of our cabin. We’ll … Continue reading
Bouchon Bakery-Paris. Magnolia Bakery-NYC. Peggy Porschen Cakes-London. The Dahlia Bakery-Seattle. The list goes on. I adore bakeries, and fully intend on visiting as many of the great bakeries as I possibly can. I’ve been to Magnolia’s new location in Chicago and loved it, but that’s all so far. I cannot wait to take a trip … Continue reading
This book is fantastic! I have been glued to it since it arrived in my mailbox last week. I fully intend on making nearly every recipe in this cookbook in good time, but for now I will just try out a handful of recipes for our menu this week. Do yourself a favor and buy … Continue reading
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