It’s about this time of year that my cravings hit.Sugar, sugar, sugar! Of all kinds. If I am being totally honest, I know exactly where this is all coming from. Cravings take on two forms – physical and emotional. Physical – I am truly hungry and needing quick energy (sugar). …
Have you heard the news? There’s a flu epidemic! If you are one of the lucky ones to have so far escaped some type of illness this winter, I have to admit that I am a bit envious. Or, if you are like me, and were traumatized by the deadly …
As it typically happens by end of January, I start losing steam with winter cooking.The weather, where I live, throws the tiniest hints of spring every once in a while and I can’t help but get my hopes up. Could winter finally be over? Enough of butternut squash soup and …
We are having a true, down and out blizzard in the Northeast today. Knowing this was the forecast, I prepared myself. Since I knew I would be literally stuck inside (except for a very quick jaunt with the dog outside for some exercise – yes, even in a blizzard I …
Full disclosure: This is not my recipe. I stumbled upon it one Sunday in The New York Times cooking section. That said, often when I look at recipes – from cookbooks, or the Internet – I usually find a way to simplify ingredients or the process to save time and …