Category Archives: Glorious Food

Pâté for Valentine’s Day!

Some gals like Godiva on Valentine’s Day, my personal peccadilloes are the heart shaped boxes of chocolates with the plastic flowers and pâté! It’s my once a year indulgence – spread over really good bread, and topped with cornichons. It’s ridiculously simple … Continue reading

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Channeling My Inner Bubbie

My introduction to brisket was years ago during a staff dinner at a restaurant I was working in during Passover. It was love at first bite – so tender that you could cut it with a fork in a pool … Continue reading

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Hollywood is a Meat Market

I love old handpainted signs! Hollywood Meat Market is located in Philadelphia’s Italian Market. Find their website HERE.  

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Kneadlessly Easy!

No-knead bread has been around for years. It was developed by Jim Lahey at New York City’s Sullivan Street Bakery, Mark Bittman wrote about it in The New York Times, and everyone and their grandmas jumped onto the no-knead bandwagon. Everyone, … Continue reading

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Carrot Cake

I’ve been on a baking binge lately and I made a carrot cake. Not just any carrot cake – an exceptional carrot cake. This recipe comes from The Gift of Southern Cooking by Scott Peacock and Edna Lewis. The beauty … Continue reading

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DIY Pop-Tarts!

I was thinking I would make a pancake and bacon breakfast in honor of Joe’s birthday, but it felt all sorts of wrong. How could I make him a card that was a tribute to his love of Pop-Tarts and … Continue reading

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Birthdays and Pop-Tart Deprivation

This card was partially inspired by the folks who discover the image of Jesus on their toast and Joe’s current obsession with blueberry Pop-Tarts. Growing up, Joe’s Mom didn’t care that Lucky Charms were magically delicious, she bought Cheerios. And … Continue reading

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Pear Raspberry Galette

This is one of the desserts I served on Thanksgiving. I’m pretty sure that galette translated means “I seem to have misplaced my pie plate”. No matter, all you need is some pie dough, fruit, sugar, a little flour and … Continue reading

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Fresh Apple Cake with Caramel Glaze

Apple Cake with Caramel Glaze, another of Scott Peacock’s gems!  I’ve made this cake a lot – with the glaze, without the glaze, a gluten free version – it never disappoints! It’s moist, a good cake to feed a crowd … Continue reading

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