Long long ago in Chicago lived Meson del Lago, an authentic Mexican restaurant run by my father Bill Contos. With my family's histor...

As I prepare for my culinary adventure to Mexico next week, I am enjoying the snow storm! Sledding, warm spiced wine, and laughs with a grea...

Time is flying by lately. It must be the excitement of self-employment. I have been having an extremely great time teaching all sorts of c...

Attention Vermonters- Not sure what to do with that defrosted chicken? This Friday, February 5th, I will be at your service at Sweet Clover ...

Hello, We have finally adjusted to not having an abundance of cookies in our house. The cookie marathon was extremely fun, I highly recommen...

My cookie marathon comes to an end but not without one last recipe. Ending on a healthy note has been on mind, especially since I tallied up...

Gourmet Magazines from long ago have covered many surface areas in our home for a couple months. They bring me great smiles, laughs, and won...

The cold weather and slippery roads has kept me home and close to the wood stove, but has not stopped me from baking. Walk In The Woods brow...

The pate is gone and as the cookie marathon comes to an end our home has kicked into healthy cooking mode. Tonight I made Quinoa Tabbouleh s...

Rainy day here in Vermont. As a skier all this rain is a downer but snow will come around. Lots of yoga in the meantime. Lemon cookies are d...