“What Comes From The Heart, Goes To The Heart“. This is one of my favorite quotes. It comes from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an mid-18th century English poet, romantic and literary philosopher. In nine simple words it conveys how our best relationships will… Read More ›
Month: July 2012
Repulse Insects, Maybe Deer…Get Hot!
Ok, this is a new twist on helpful recipes. Take note because you could win some major praise from the gardeners in your life. What am I talking about? Gardeners love to see things grow. And high on the list of things… Read More ›
Perfect Steak–My Way!
Not long ago, I learned a valuable lesson in my relationship with Kathy. Turns out, I can dazzle her when I prepare and cook her favorite food items. You ask: How did you not know that sooner than recently? Well,… Read More ›
Pizza Margherita–My Grandmothers Way
In case you haven’t figured it out already, I’m Italian. My paternal grandparents emigrated from Bologna and Naples, Italy and my maternal grandparents arrived from small villages in Sicily. Depending on whose home in which we were eating, there would be styles of cooking… Read More ›
Tomatoes, Peaches, Lemons and Heaven
A couple we had dinner with last week informed us they would be out-of-town this week, and unable to pick up and use their weekly fresh food basket from one of the local fresh vegetable cooperatives. They had told us in… Read More ›
All American Blueberry Lemon Pancakes
Today is the 4th of July, and in the United States it’s a time to remember the men and women that declared we would become a country like no other at the time, and that they had the courage to risk their… Read More ›
Mike’s Romantically Daring Road to ‘Bibingkang’
Bibingkang? Nope! Never heard of it! Until a couple weeks ago when one of my younger cylcing friends, Mike S., told me he had been recently inspired to prepare it for the special lady in his life. Mike wrote to me, “trying to keep up… Read More ›
All With Good Taste 