Sunday, February 19, 2012

Orange and Green Discoveries

While waiting for winter, spring has arrived. On a recent warm and sunny day, a burst of excitement sparked me to take a peak in our raised beds. One of our beds was plastic covered all winter, therefore warming up faster in spring. Able to work the soil, I cleaned out some dead lettuce and made a couple discoveries. The patch of about twenty gorgeous carrots has overwintered beautifully. Another surprise

Monday, February 13, 2012

Growing Food - This Thursday...


Believe it or not, it's time to start seriously thinking about your 2012 vegetable garden. Wither you start your own seedlings or buy starts, pull out your gardening books and use this time to create a detailed

Monday, February 6, 2012

Monday, January 30, 2012

Not Your Ordinary Eggs and Sausage



Prince Charming was so excited when he heard about my plan to make the famous British Scotch Eggs. As I described the process of making them, he could't believe I was going to deep fry eggs wrapped in

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Connivence Is Everything


Were you waiting for the downloadable version of The Gourmet Butcher Series? Today is your lucky day! Whether you have a Mac, IPad, or Windows PC you may purchase them at

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

MLK Day - What's Your Dream?


Last Monday on Martin Luther King Day, I was thrilled to be at the Essex High School coaching ten wonderful volunteers who cooked the free (!!!) meal for the community MLK dinner. Every year the

Friday, January 13, 2012

Baking Cabinet Makeover


 Right about now you may be done baking until Super Bowl or perhaps Valentine's Day. Just because your apron's off and you're not buttering cake pans, doesn't mean you should stay out of your baking

Monday, January 9, 2012

The Saveur's 100



The Saveur 100 by Saveur magazine is incredibly fun to read and practically addictive, so give yourself some time to absorb the resources, foods trends, products, and places. What stands out for me is Judith