I love this time of year. Just when the season for one juicy, wet and sweet fruit like cherries begins to wane another is right on its heels. Peach season has arrived in Georgia. (WooHoo!) Last Friday night I got to use a bunch of them to toss up a luscious,...
Do you like cherries? I do! And happily, they are loved the world over. I was thrilled to see cherries as part of a beautiful fruit plate in our hotel room in Fez, Morocco last week. (By the time I thought about taking the picture, I had almost eaten all the cherries...
Farmer's Market Tour--- we just went to Buford Farmer's Market yesterday...check it out!
Why is it, that when I am traveling I always crave the food of another country? Don't get me wrong, the food of France has been spectacular. Fresh and French both start with the same letter for a reason, I think! The wine is amazing. But sometime about last night I...
So...a couple of years ago I volunteered to do a charity event... This was to be a very upscale evening with chefs and restaurants from around the city. The party was to be held in a beautiful in-town home, and each room in the downstairs was to be shared by two...
Errghh. Have I mentioned I have a sinus infection? If I haven't mentioned it to you, it's a miracle. (My husband Mike says that if I don't stop moaning and whining about it, he is going to put me out of my misery:) I feel like it is running my life,...
One of the things I love about this recipe? The color. As I've admitted before, I'm easily amused by bright colors and anything sparkly. So when a ramekin of bright veggies turns up, I'm all about it. For me, more color, more better! Because I've spent so much time...
I love recipes like this one. It takes a very pedestrian veggie – one that we’ve eaten thousands of times before – and with the addition of spices and herbs it makes that same “ole veg worth eating all over again. We made this salad the other day for a cooking class...
My last week was ambitious. After sliding into Atlanta late Wednesday afternoon from a fabulous trip to San Francisco, Thursday morning found us in the kitchen prepping for a class on Thursday night and a brunch for 45 on Friday morning. (Two classes on Saturday,...
I'm in San Francisco this week eating and drinking my way through the city - and oh! also learning from others in the culinary world at my professional culinary conference. Oh, the pictures I can take... of food, food and did I mention food? This is an eaters...
"They" say never start with an apology. So, I am calling these first couple of paragraphs leading up to the recipe, an "explanation"... Many of you reading this blog are also subscribers to the Friday Four - my weekly newsletter with a healthy recipe, wine...
Have you ever caught a glimpse of a photograph, a painting or read a poem and immediately identified with the artist? Me too. I knew I’d like Tina Case the first time I viewed one of her pictures on the Internet. (Similar to her breathtaking shot of the Golden Gate...
Whipping up this salad is the perfect way to get in the mood for spring, and even a trip. The strawberry season has arrived in Florida, and if you are lucky enough to buy a box, just making this dressing will fill your kitchen with the aroma of juicy berries. Berries...
