by Nancy Waldeck | Dec 23, 2013 | Sweet Treats, Taste and Savor, uncategorized
I am not a baker. Although you may see tantalizing cakes and cookies in my cookbook, on my website, in my blogs, posts and tweets, I am not a baker. What I am is a better-for-you translator and an tireless experimenter with those delicious pieces of sweet heaven...
by Nancy Waldeck | Dec 16, 2013 | Soups, Salads and Sides, Taste and Savor, uncategorized
Yes, there is creamy soup without cream. It tastes better than the tongue-coating-viscous creations made by my French colleagues. (Heresy!! But true.) Plus, it allows you to leave the table without feeling like a food coma is immeninent. Why do we put ourselves...
by Nancy Waldeck | Dec 9, 2013 | Taste and Savor, uncategorized
One of the culinary world’s most perplexing issues? Why we don’t use cranberries year round. Tart and tangy, gorgeous little bright-red-orbs-of-flavor. To justify my “lets eat cranberries year round” opinion, I’ve resolved to use...
by Nancy Waldeck | Dec 2, 2013 | Sweet Treats, Taste and Savor, uncategorized
Very Veg Gratin Served with Brown Rice This recipe was rebellion! I was invited to a “girlie party” a couple of weeks ago, Loads of fun, a creative hostess and an interesting group of women, “Foxes in Socks”. Why was I using my recipe to be...
by Nancy Waldeck | Nov 25, 2013 | Taste and Savor, uncategorized
I’ve always been more than a little suspicious of the “Low-Carb” recipes that imitate mashed potatoes. Mostly, I’ve found them lacking in flavor and mouthfeel, watery and just not good. Lets face it, mashed potatoes are good. So, I say –...
by Nancy Waldeck | Nov 18, 2013 | Appetizers, Soups, Salads and Sides, Taste and Savor, uncategorized
Soufflés Out of the Oven and Ready to Serve! Let’s just admit it. We all like to have our own teeny tiny personal servings of food. I’m not sure where this comes from – whether its that we don’t like to share:) OR we like to play with our food....
