Sage Trifle

The first thing I noticed when I awoke Memorial Day was the silence. There was no traffic noise with neighbors leaving for work, no la...

IT IS VERY RARE NOT TO FEEL JOY, when I walk into the kitchen to cook. Even if I am feeling a bit on the grumpy side, once I begin ass...

OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, I HAVE made several pasta salads. Loaded with fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, they seem to be perfect ...

PASTA e CECI IS NOT A FANCY DISH and I probably would not serve it for a dinner party. It did, however, make a perfectly delicious, hea...

WE RECEIVED A CATALOG FOR Continuing Education classes for the upcoming Spring/Summer session at our local Community College. These cla...

THE SNOW HAS STARTED FALLING and the construction project has ended for the day. Thank you, Marcus. One of my favorite things about sno...

A BOX OF RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE TAGLIARELLE pasta had been lurking in my overflow pantry space (office closet) for a couple of months. ...

 THE GLORY OF THE SEASON IS UPON ME. I adore summer and all the blessings it brings, including the fabulous childhood memories. Unfortu...

Here's another make ahead dish for my canning days. Because our kitchen is so small, I really do take up the entire kitchen and every i...

I was in the mood for something cheesy for dinner and what is cheesier than macaroni and cheese? I was also feeling a little lazy and di...

So many things have happened in this busy month of March. Even when I feel overextended, even when tired, and especially after tryingly st...

My husband enjoys bringing me gifts and of course, I love that about him. These gifts could range from an article of clothing, a gadget for...

Happy Summer!  I love summer with its long days, bright colorful flowers, its bounty of fresh (affordable) vegetables, and especially the s...

I recently went through a spate of not-so-successful experimentations in the kitchen. As a result, I became frustrated, and we were faced ...

For my Valentine dinner, I made Shrimp and Linguine Fra Diavolo.  Fra Divalo translates as "Brother Devil", hinting that this dis...

I don't know who Chuck is, but I can understand why this is his favorite mac and cheese.  The only Chuck I know is the one who had my c...

For several days now, I have been seeing versions of Asian Noodle Bowls posted on blogs. Which put me in the mood for sesame noodles. I pos...

I believe it was 1996 when a co-worker asked me what I had brought for lunch and I said couscous. She smiled her beautiful smile, said, ...

We had a spate of rainstorms which cooled things off considerably. I cooked! I even simmered for a couple of hours, but I did not go crazy ...