Celebrating Life Around The Table
I have a treat for you today. Angela Reed, The Parisienne Farmgirl, is here to share her recipe for Lemon Pepper Pasta with you. I met her online earlier this year and was delighted to be included in her debut issue of The Parisienne Farmgirl Magazine. I shared recipes for Green Pea Soup, Goat Cheese [...]
It was a crazy weekend and now it is November 1. I had two photo shoots – one that I did with a fun new Thanksgiving freebie I will be offering this weekend and then one my friend Jeff of Jeff Wallace Photography did. We had a great time and I can’t wait to share [...]
Slow roasted tomatoes taste like candy. As they cook they sweeten and I can just pop a few in my mouth after they cool. We have had a pleasantly cool fall for Southern California and this Roasted Tomatoes, Corn and Burrata Cheese Fettucine is a perfect way to use the end of season corn and [...]
Last week with the help of my sister-in-law Joy, I put on a Cooking Party for my niece Olivia and several of her friends. We were going to make Lasagna Roll Up as the main dish. It was a beautiful day so we started outside making our chef hats. Using letters I had cut out [...]
Cooking Light arrived last week and featured a recipe for delicious Linguine with Green Peas and Pancetta. We have had “cold for southern California” weather and more rain, but rumor has it, spring will be seen this week. I love green peas and was anxious to try the combination with pancetta and shallots. I fiddled [...]
It has been cold here and even as I type that I know you readers in the midwest or east are shaking your head. We are weather wimps here in Southern California. This weekend my niece and nephews were coming over and one of them loves Mac and Cheese. They were meeting my new dog [...]
I discovered Pasta Alla Vodka on one of my first trips to Italy. Researching the dish I found that many people have claimed to invent this dish from Italy and in America. In the early 70′s it was known as Penne alla Russia at Orsini’s in New York City, where Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Mick [...]
November is here. It is one of my favorite months. I love Thanksgiving and the focus on being thankful. Gathering with our friends and family and cooking a big turkey dinner. In the spirit of gratitude and my thankfulness for each of you my readers I want to host a weekly giveaway in November. Today [...]
Even though it is hot outside I am thinking about fall. I am inside Starbucks drinking a hot non fat latte as the temperatures creep higher. Inside here it is like an ice box. I love fall. I love the crisp fall days (a long way off for us) and the autumn foods. Though I [...]
This summer my niece has made “pasta with cheese” or fettuccine alfredo, her favorite dish. Last night I decided to try a light version, inspired by a Cooking Light recipe. I used bowtie pasta and added grilled chicken and broccoli to make a healthier dish for kids. The lightened version has less butter and substitutes [...]
