Summer Herb Orzo Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette After a week of torrential downpours and high humidity, I needed something bright and cheerful to perk me up. This salad is lovely. I used basil from the ...Read More
Every summer since I was as young as my daughter Retaj, 10 months old, our family goes go up to Kennebunkport, Maine. As a matter of fact, Alexander and Retaj are the fourth generation of our family t...Read More
On June 13, 2017 I was invited to be a judge at the International Culinary Center founded as The French Culinary Institute, my alma mater, for the graduating pastry class. It’s so much fun. I ge...Read More
Happy Easter! Spring! So happy you are here at last. You know it’s spring when there are beautiful bunches of thin asparagus in the market. Alexander loves asparagus, but he doesn’t love ...Read More
Thank you so very much to Michael Maldonado and the Queens Library for having me as a Guest Speaker at their Jamaica FEASTS Program on Sunday, March 19, 2017 sponsored by the Queens Library and the NY...Read More
I remember exactly where and when I fell in love with Hummus, spring 1991 while going to University at Sainsbury’s deli counter on Glouchester Road, Kensington, London. I had never had it before...Read More
When the weather is approaching 95, which is the prediction for tomorrow, the last thing you want to do is be in a hot kitchen. Here is a quick easy recipe to keep everyone cool. Fattoush is a little ...Read More
Alexander loves baby carrots. Although every so often he gets finicky and won’t touch them. I have found that if I keep his food interactive he will stay interested. Having something to dip the ...Read More
Happy Easter!! Earlier this winter Alexander and I got some frozen Mango to make smoothies. Alexander then had the great idea to make a mango cake. We were already in the middle of making a lemon cake...Read More