I cringe as I sit to write this article. We broke down and bought a slow-cooker, AKA a Crock Pot.  When ours broke a number of years ago, I went back to the more traditional manners of making pot roast, chili and other family favorites on the stovetop and in Dutch ovens. But, as time… Read more »

It is not often that someone calls me to help out with their parties.  Usually I am cooking them myself or traveling to Virginia to work for friends up there, but when a friend recently called me for some aid, I jumped at the chance. With a beautiful menu on hand, I found myself midday… Read more »

Digging through the twisted passageways and deep sepulchers inside my trivial foodie brain, I reminisce on something I have not addressed in years; Deviled Eggs or Eggs Mimosa, Russian Eggs or any other name that may have been applied over the years to these gems. The glorious and ubiquitous finger-food of every gathering under the… Read more »

So before I get started, I understand that an apology is in order.  It would seem that upon writing a previous article on pumpkin bread, I omitted an only slightly important ingredient: flour. One of my faithful readers made the pumpkin bread, or more to the point, pudding, and realized after the fact that the… Read more »

“Good god I ate a lot of food.” Not a moment had elapsed from the muttering of these words that I realized that it’s not even October yet; that we’re just practicing for the Thanksgiving feast and yet the words are there. My stomach is stretched beyond capacity. Having just supped at our in-laws’ house… Read more »

There were peanut shells on the floor as we walked in. Everywhere we went in Baltimore in the 90s, well in public houses to be more precise, there were peanuts strewn across the creaky wood. Some, I’m sure, falling into the cracks of the trap doors behind the bars. We were told that they were… Read more »

When I tried to research Roli-Boli online, a closed restaurant in New Jersey topped the list. Beyond that, franchise opportunities abounded, albeit I could only imagine that they might indeed be for the eponymous defunct project. No, the only Roli-Boli that I had ever heard of is that made by my mother-in-law for family gatherings… Read more »

Independence Day.  July 4th.  Known by many names, the true reason for the 4th of July is to celebrate the birth of our nation through the sacrifice of those who believed in liberty. Liberty and BBQs?  That’s for the history books to decide.   While Memorial Day kicks off the official BBQ season, the 4th… Read more »

Alas, the halcyon days of summer are officially in our midst. It is quite a feeling to know that there is such a warm spell upon us. Of course, many who complain about the cold of winter are now griping about the humidity, heat and clamminess of the skin, but so it goes. As I… Read more »

Escoffier once wrote and often preached that the greatest dishes are very simple. It is this maxim that guides modern cuisine well after a century of this tenet’s existence. This is not to say that everything is easy, just simple. Let me explain. If you take a small grouping of fresh and lovely ingredients, your… Read more »