"Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close" but we won't be there to experience it. While the floors are ...

Since I got back from our challenging European vacation I have been (unsurprisingly) obsessed with comfort food. The very first night, despi...

It's been a while since I posted anything food-related on the blog. A combination of laziness, greed (do you realise we have to wait to ...

A quick round-up of the weekend: Highlights : Dinner with Mme Faboolosity and Hubby in the old 'hood, followed by Jill Sobule concert ...

Because it's the weekend. Because it's raining. Because I needed to bake a cake. Just because. Lemon Polenta Cake Preheat the oven t...

Other girls get chocolates and roses on Valentine's Day. I received a roll of poultry fencing and a handful of L brackets*. Well, the fe...

Something unctuous and sexy, satisfying but not heavy, that's what I look for in the perfect Valentine's meal. After some thought I ...

I have to go see if they have Steer Pizzle at a Trader Joe's on Long Island.

While searching the internets for a comfort-food recipe to cheer us up and warm us through I stumbled upon this gem from Nigella Lawson on ...

I'm using the iphone as a portable, pictorial list-making device so next time I go to the liquor store I can remember the name of the de...

A month ago I bought two gorgeous rosemary bushes as a fragrant, green Solstice decoration. I hoped they would see us through the winter and...

Okay, this is an absolutely hysterical post from the NY Times Blogs. Nutritionist and author Jonny Bowden has created several lists of heal...

I'm kicking off the New Year with beer. Not "hair of the dog" style, not to drink at all. I'm more of a wine/gin girl but ...

To welcome in the New Year I need something hot, sweet, zesty and good-looking, even if it's just a humble tomato. Here's my favorit...

There are no good before shots of the decorations and certainly no during photos - too busy greeting, eating and drinking - but sufficient ...

Argentina is famous for its grass fed beef. I love it because it doesn't cause all those internal issues that corn fed meat can do (wind...

Sadly inflation hit BA in the early 2000's so the $5 cocktail is now a $10 cocktail, but that didn't stop us hitting the bar every e...

"In the weeks leading up to the holiday, the Bushes will host almost daily parties with some 22,000 holiday cookies, 250 coconut cakes,...

It may not amuse everyone but I think it's worth a post. This is the door of my freezer: half-empty bottles of alcohol and lots of ice p...

Well sure you can make a Christmas cake on Christmas Eve. And in many places you can buy a Bûche de Noël at your local bakery. But if you ...