As St. Patrick’s Day quickly approaches, I’ve been thinking about corned beef. It’s the classic St. Patty’s day fare, served alongside cabbage. Last year I was heartily disappointed when I trekked to my local Irish pub the night before the holiday hoping to get some corned beef and cabbage. Can you believe they ran out […]
I have fond memories of my mom’s old shaker-top pressure cooker. She would use it to cook fresh corn from the farm stand or from our backyard garden, when the rhythm of the pressure regulator shushing and rocking along would presage the sweet, steamy aroma of corn blossoming through the kitchen. Photo Credit: Amazon.com
Hey, have you heard about the importance of a good breakfast? OK, I jest, because we all know that a healthy start to our day is one of the most important things we can do for ourselves. From helping keep us slim to supplying our bodies with enough energy to tackle our busy day, a […]
If you’ve listened somewhat regularly to The Howard Stern Show in recent years, you may have heard Howard mention the swanky Jean Georges restaurant of Trump Tower in New York City, often calling it “the best restaurant in the world.” I’ve heard of a few very upscale restaurants in my time, but this is one […]
Most of the time when we’re buying fresh produce, we will opt to get organic if it’s available and priced reasonably. However, for whatever reason, I’ve never gone out of my way to buy organic beer. It’s not that it’s priced higher — I just never thought too much about it. Last week on a […]
This week’s Bloody Mary recipe is fairly simple. Simple, yet delicious. My husband ordered a dirty martini a couple of weeks ago and asked for a shot of Bloody Mary mix. He drank down the martini enough to add the Bloody Mary mix, and pretty soon, five other customers in the bar were also drinking […]
I was born in Hawaii. That is both how I got my ridiculous name and how I became a life-long vegetarian. I don’t really know the details (mainly because I don’t want to), but the basic story is that my dad was a hippie who may or may not have at one time believed he […]